‘London cooking’: Why can’t the UK cope with the heat; when will it adapt?
Key takeaways
- A nation more used to rainy and cold weather is starting to discuss the value of overhauling its systems.
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- If the organisers were embarrassed, they could at least say their point was made.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
A nation more used to rainy and cold weather is starting to discuss the value of overhauling its systems.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A man uses a fan to cool down while travelling on the Waterloo and City line tube train in London, UK, June 25, 2026 [Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]By Simon English Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026London, United Kingdom – It was supposed to be a gathering of the great and the good to discuss climate change. The meeting in central London on Wednesday was titled Extreme Heat and was part of London Climate Action Week. It was cancelled because it was just too hot.
If the organisers were embarrassed, they could at least say their point was made.