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The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the hazard: heat.
Severe weather can lead to increased aggressive behaviour and domestic violence, making climate change a concern for community safety as well as the environment.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Dangerous extremists will face tougher ‘supermax’ style restrictions behind bars under Government plans to keep frontline staff safer.
This page summarises Chapter 10 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on wildfires and health. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.
Find out about terrorist threat levels, national measures against terrorism and how to report suspect activity
This page summarises Chapter 2 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on temperature and mortality. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.
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