Hot and bothered: The effects of the British Heat wave

Weather in Britain is so notoriously miserable most of the time that you feel deserves the British heat wave, they have recently experienced. The last week of June this year the UK saw temperatures rise to a reported 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest recorded in three years. It was also the warmest temperature in June in many years - the average for June is 19-22 degrees Celsius (66-72F). 

But when a population starved of warmth and sunshine get it all at once, crazy things start to happen. 

 Sun worshiper Stampede

First thing you see when the sun comes out in Britain, people are stripping down to bikinis to get the most out of the sun. With temperatures in this way you can not but avoid swarms of sunbathers trying to get a natural tan for once, jostling for space in prime sun tanning spots. Pretty soon this means millions of red-skinned, peeling people and probably an increase in skin cancer scare a few months later. 

 The grumbling Begins 

True to the British mentality can not deal with just being happy and counting the blessings of more than a few days. Inevitably complain that it is too unbearably hot and sticky soon became commonplace, and people began to yearn for cooler conditions again. And inevitably, there were petitions to demand that government do something about the terrible hot weather and lack of air conditioning in public places! 

 Staying Cool 

As a part of the British people have in their beach wear and throw themselves on deck chairs directly under the sun, the rest crashing on the street and suck up the entire stock of desk fans like some sweaty, many-headed monster. According to Google, searching for the term "portable air conditioner" in the UK rose from 9,900 in May to 49,500 in June! 

 Nothing lasts forever 

Unfortunately, the tropical heat wave did not last, and since that scorching seven-day country has been hit by equally heavy rain and thunder storms. Climate change activists say it is precisely the kind of effects they have warned that long. Now, of course, is the British public is now starting to complain about the rain, and harking back to the heat wave.