Does the UK need to have its own heatwave laws like Europe?
Experts are calling for stronger laws in the UK to protect people from heat stress for when it is too hot to work amid record-breaking heatwaves sweeping the planet from China to Europe and the US...
The UK currently has a respite from extreme weather as rains have kept temperatures down. But heatwaves are becoming increasingly common in the country, according to the Met Office, as it recorded its hottest June ever this year and smashed all-time temperature records last year.
Wasn't Net Zero supposed to tackle this issue?
Yet there is a definite correlation with the number of experts we have accumulated in recent decades and the number of predicted disasters lurking just over the horizon. Increase the number of experts and we seem to increase the number and severity of predicted disasters.
Correlation is not causation as the experts don't always tell us, but in this case we may have a pointer to a worthwhile course of action. We could simply reduce the number of experts to see if that reduces the number of predicted disasters.
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I'm so enjoying this heatwave of ours. Wearing the hoody here.
It's a very simple equation...
Temperature in degrees Cerberus / days with central heating on * number of pullovers per family member / square root of number of Polly Toynbee's flights to Tuscany * rubbish (in pounds per sq inch) spouted by BBC 'experts' = Harrabins per cubic knobloid!
I don't know why I never became a scientist, it's that simple...
I think we also need a regulatory agency: "Ofspert", to ensure that experts maintain adequate standards and frighten increasing numbers of the general public each year.
James - I'm enjoying it too. Managed to sit outside in the sun for several minutes this afternoon. A rash undertaking but we managed it.
Scrobs - I think you must have nailed it although the db (dog's breakfast) factor could come into play when the number of Harrabins is found to exceed zero.
Sam - "Ofspert" sounds like the perfect bureaucratic settlement for official spreadsheet and date of next meeting enthusiasts.
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