Feeling the heat: Record-breaking heatwave as temperatures soar in UK

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Britain is in the grip of an unusually early heatwave, with temperatures in parts of England climbing above 30 degrees Celsius in May for the first time since records began. Climate scientists warn that the country is unprepared for the effects of rising temperatures. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports from Oxfordshire in England. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKHeatwave #Heatwave #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UKWeather #ExtremeHeat #EnglandHeatwave #WeatherAlert #ClimateCrisis #Oxford #AlJazeeraEnglish

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