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Income, Poverty and Welfare
Mortality Risk from High Temperatures in London (Triple Jeopardy Mapping)
Greater London Authority (GLA)
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A heatwave refers to a prolonged period of unusually hot weather. While there is no standard definition of a heatwave in England, the Met Office generally uses the World Meteorological Organization definition of a heatwave, which is "when the daily maximum temperature of more than five consecutive days exceeds the average maximum temperature by 5°C, the normal period being 1961-1990"....
