‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle

London's Underground is running so hot during the current heatwave that it's exceeded the legal temperature limit for cattle transport, The Guardian reports. Passengers at stations like King's Cross endure furnace-like conditions in the tunnels below, some holding electric fans inches from their faces for relief. The system cannot easily adapt to extreme heat—and with heatwaves becoming routine in the capital, commuters are resigned to simply accepting thermal misery as part of their daily commute.

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