Heatwave leaves the UK in grip of a ‘mass sleep deprivation event’
As Britain endures its third heatwave of the summer, up to two thirds of people say they are struggling to sleep during sweltering ‘tropical’ nights.
The latest spell of hot weather could bring highs of up to 35C (95F) by the end of the week and today's temperatures are set to climb above 30C (86F) in southern England.
Amber heat health alerts apply between tomorrow morning and Saturday evening covering all of southern England, East Anglia and the Midlands.
Now a poll by environmental group Greenpeace suggests the country is not only struggling to cope by day but also suffering ‘mass sleep deprivation’ from extremely warm nights.
Ah - it's Greenpeace, enthusiastic promoters of mass reason deprivation events.
4 comments:
Option 1. Stay indoors all day, scatter chicken bones on the floor, read them and pray to a selection of peculiar gods of the sky for deliverance from the oppressive heat.
Option 2. Think ‘H’mm, it’s hot today,’ and go about my normal business.
What to do?
Chris - it's Option 2 for me today, although that includes a visit to the dentist, so not quite normal.
Perhaps we should reinstate the post of Minister for Rain? The last one, Denis Howell, did so well in 1976, he allegedly caused the flooding that followed. Perhaps it was the rain dance on the roof of No10, he was said to have been ordered to do? We'll never know.
Penseivat
Penseivat - that's a good idea, old Denis was very effective at ordering some rain. Zack Polanski could try hypnotising small clouds into believing they are really big and impressive rain clouds.
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