The UK is facing extreme temperatures of up to 34C, particularly in the South East, prompting amber heat-health alerts from the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency. This intense weather is attributed to a heat dome effect, where high pressure traps hot air over a region, similar to a pizza oven. As the heat dome currently stretches across Europe, the UK is experiencing related heat conditions, along with several regions under official heat-health alerts including London and the West Midlands.
Amber heat-health alerts have been issued by the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency since last week due to temperatures in the UK reaching 34C.
A heat dome effect occurs when high pressure traps hot air over a region for extended periods, worsening the heat conditions similar to a pizza oven.
Currently, a heat dome is affecting Europe, with the UK experiencing its impact, akin to countries like Greece, facing temperatures around 40C.
The Met Office has announced that several regions in England, including the South East and West Midlands, are under heat-health alerts due to extreme temperatures.
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