UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting

The UK's prime minister will chair a Cobra emergency committee meeting on Wednesday as extreme heat fuels wildfires and drought across Britain, according to The Guardian. The paper reports Andy Burnham will meet with ministers, officials, and agencies as temperatures reach thirty-three degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with forecasts of up to thirty-eight degrees Celsius on Thursday.

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