‘My classroom was 30C. No one was learning. Then I started to feel dizzy’ – This is climate breakdown
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Key context: <p>As a UK heatwave intensified in early summer this year, the health impacts began to worsen. This is Gill’s story</p><p><em>Location: London, UK</em></p><p><em>Disaster: UK heat</em><em>wave, 2026</em></p><p><em>Gill</em><em> (not her real name)</em><em>, 43, is a teacher in London. In 2026, during the hottest summer on record, she suffered </em><em>a seizure after experiencing heat exhaustion while teaching. The heatwave was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/23/heat-killed-staggering-50000-people-european-cities-this-summer-experts">made worse</a> by </em><em>the climate crisis.</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/nov/11/the-temperature-was-building-and-it-was-getting-more-and-more-frightening-this-is-climate-breakdown">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
As a UK heatwave intensified in early summer this year, the health impacts began to worsen. This is Gill’s storyLocation: London, UKDisaster: UK heatwave, 2026Gill (not her real name), 43, is a teacher in London. In 2026, during the hottest summer on record, she suffered a seizure after experiencing heat exhaustion while teaching. The heatwave was made worse by the climate crisis. Continue reading...
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