U.K. records its highest-ever temperature

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Britain broke its record for the highest temperature ever recorded, with a temperature of 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) on 19 July.

Important facts

• The United Kingdom had earlier recorded the highest temperature in 2019 at 38.7 C (101.7 F).

• This new record has been set in Charleswood, England.

• For the past week, the highest temperature has been recorded in the whole of Europe due to the scorching heat.

• "Extreme" heat warnings were issued for London in the south and Manchester and Leeds in the north on 19 July.

• The "extreme" warning means there is danger to human life.

Effects of Extreme Heat

• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), extreme heat can exacerbate respiratory diseases, heart conditions and kidney diseases.

• Its immediate effects on the human body include dehydration and potentially fatal heat stroke.

• It can also have serious impacts on agriculture and forests.

• Due to this the plants wither and dry up and the disease spreads among the plants.

• It causes forest fires which lead to reduction in forest cover and death of living beings.

Highest Temperature ever on Earth

• California’s Death Valley registered a temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius or 129.9 degrees Fahrenheit on August 16, 2020.

• Once verified, this could be the highest ever recorded temperature on Earth.

• Temperature is specified as preliminary, not final as it requires verification.

• Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California.