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UN publication reveals 4 in 10 adults in England take no action to protect themselves in response to heat alerts

As temperatures continue to soar and amber heat-health alerts are issued across England, warnings are reaching the public but still failing to change behavior. A new investigation by United Nations University experts finds that among adults in England who saw a Heat Health Alert, 41% took no action to protect themselves. The most common reason was not confusion or inconvenience. It was that they…

UN publication reveals 4 in 10 adults in England take no action to protect themselves in response to heat alerts

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