“The number of heat-related deaths recorded during summer 2025 - the UK's warmest - was much lower than expected…

Around 1,504 heat-associated deaths were reported in England…roughly half the 3,039 predicted.”

- apparently people have started listening to extreme weather advice, and the NHS is adapting.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy91xqxn2jdo

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Fewer heat-related deaths in 2025 despite warmest summer in UK

Summer 2025 was the warmest UK summer on record, with four heatwaves, a top temperature of nearly 38C and a mean temperature of 16.1C