Greta Thunberg warns 40°C heatwave about to hit UK ‘is only the beginning’
By Luke Alsford | News Reporter
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Greta Thunberg has said the UK’s leaders have ‘their heads completely buried in the sand’ over the climate crisis as a 40°C heatwave hits the country.
The climate activist, 23, told Metro that the blistering temperatures – which could break the record for June – are ‘only the beginning’.
The scorching heat is expected to last until at least Thursday after the Met Office issued a four-day extreme heat warning across large parts of England and Wales.
The alert indicates the weather could be a risk to life, with temperatures forecast to rise as high as 40C in parts of the UK.
Speaking out about the heatwave, Thunberg told Metro: ‘This is what experts have been warning about for decades.
‘We know that the climate crisis is here and now, and not a faraway threat in the future, and those suffering the most are the ones who have contributed the least to cause it.’
She continued: ‘This is unfortunately only the beginning.’
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This Greta Thunberg post turns 8 today.
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