UK-Heatwave/Residents
UK-Heatwave/Residents
Dateline : Recent
Location : United Kingdom
Duration : 0'56
UK - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of people walking in outdoor area amid heatwave
2. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"So I'm working from home. So it's hot. It's hot and my brain is melted."
3. Fan working
4. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"Do you go to the office so you get air conditioning? But then you have to brave the tube all the way there because, you know, or just stay at home and then take like five showers. The weather has been crazy everywhere in Europe and not only in Europe."
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5. Various of people sitting in park; eating ice cream
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6. Various of people sitting in park
7. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"I don't know whether we can at this point do anything about the climate change, but we can definitely do something about how we deal with it and like how we live with it."
8. People sitting in cafe
9. People walking in outdoor area amid heatwave
An intense heatwave has swept across the UK, breaking records and forcing residents to find ways to cope with scorching temperatures, with officials in London warning that pavement temperatures in parts of the capital have reached as high as 57 degrees Celsius.
Temperature records have been shattered multiple times this June, with the Met Office warning that climate change is making extreme heat increasingly common.
UK summers are usually mild, most homes, schools and public venues lack air conditioning. Buildings are designed to retain heat rather than disperse it, leaving residents struggling to adapt.
Residents say the soaring temperatures have disrupted daily life, leaving them exhausted, improvising ways to stay cool, and questioning how to live with climate change.
"So I'm working from home. So it's hot. It's hot and my brain is melted," said a local resident.
"Do you go to the office so you get air conditioning? But then you have to brave the tube all the way there because, you know, or just stay at home and then take like five showers. The weather has been crazy everywhere in Europe and not only in Europe," another resident said.
"I don't know whether we can at this point do anything about the climate change, but we can definitely do something about how we deal with it and like how we live with it," said the resident.
In addition, fountains in the city parks became popular spots for residents to escape summer heat amidst the sweltering and humid conditions.
The London Ambulance Service said emergency 999 calls surged by 50 percent during the heatwave, as pavement temperatures in parts of the capital climbed to 57 degrees Celsius, according to the BBC.
Scientists warn that extreme heatwaves, once rare in Britain, are expected to become more frequent, longer‑lasting and more deadly in the years ahead.
ID : 8486758
Published : 2026-06-28 14:19
Last Modified : 2026-06-28 19:34:01
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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