When the weather forecaster says to expect record temperatures and sunny weather, the nation usually rejoices. People can hardly be blamed for welcoming long days outside, but heatwaves in summer 2020 took more than 2,500 lives across the UK. Heat can kill, and the threat it poses grows as the climate crisis accelerates. Until recently, it wasn’t the subject of televised warnings like floods and other weather hazards are.

That changed this week, as the Met Office released its first-ever amber warning for extreme heat in Wales and western England. Chloe Brimicombe argues that this change to the way hot weather is forecast could correct some of the dangerous responses many people have in this situation. And if your area is issued an extreme heat warning, Brimicombe’s advice is to stay hydrated, keep your home ventilated and look out for your vulnerable neighbours.

Jeff Bezos has returned to Earth after the successful launch of his space tourism company’s rocket ship, New Shepard. We hear from Tim Jackson, an expert in sustainable prosperity, who argues that the billionaire space race is the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed growth obsession. And have you been vaccinated recently? There’s a forgotten woman from history you ought to thank.

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