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Is the UK Heatwave Really Something to Worry About?
Summer time is now fully in its peak, people will begin going away on their holidays and taking long weekend breaks. A huge amount of people this year are going to be staying in the UK due to the drop in strength of the pound and the economic downturn. Whereas in previous years people used to go away to hot destinations such as Spain or Turkey in order to get a tan and relax.
But as we all know the UK is going to have a great summer and on some days it is going to be even hotter then the other countries that I just mentioned. This has caused the health organisations around the UK to report health hazards that are caused by the sun.
But is this really necessary? Personally I do not think it is, I think a huge amount of people have all been abroad to hot countries and know how to look after themselves and how long they should stay in the heat. This being said most people are also used to much worse heat waves then we are currently experiencing in the UK as yet again most people go abroad once or twice a year.
This being said though there are some worrying aspects that people should also be aware of, as a first, the heat in the UK is different from holiday destinations you may have been to in the past. If you cast your mind back and remember while you were on holiday, you will remember that although the day was very hot, it used to get dark at around 5 or 6pm. Now if we look at the UK you will see that it does not get dark until around 11pm. This goes to show me that the sun is much lower in the UK and therefore a lot more dangerous.
The second factor is that all of this goes to show the effects of climate change in the UK, which is very worrying indeed. In a decades time the UK may be one of the hottest destinations to visit, but then on the other hand it could also end up having very cold winters. So these are things to keep in mind over the long run.
But at the moment I believe people know exactly the health implications of staying out in the sun for too long and not using the relevant sun cream protection.
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