A sharp fall in the number of anti-Semitic incidents so far this year across Greater Manchester was reported today by a charity.
15.07.2022 - 17:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Temperatures are set to sore from Sunday, with highs of 35 C now predicted on Tuesday (July 19). The amber weather warning issued earlier in the week by The Met office has now been joined by a red warning for extreme heat.
The heatwave is set to bring sunshine, and the amber warning, over Manchester from Sunday, with highs of 29 C while the red warning has been reserved for the temperatures dipping over into the low to mid 30s. With temperatures reaching so high, there is even a chance of breaking Manchester's hottest day on record, set in 1976 when the mercury hit 33.7 C.
This heatwave is due to extreme heat that has been building across the continent of Europe with mainland countries such as Spain experiencing temperatures in the 40s. A southerly air flow from the continent is set to send the mild July weather away and replace it with scorching skies.
Read more:Met Office issues first EVER red weather warning for 'extreme heat'
Along with the hot days, people can expect some disruption to travel as Operational meteorologist, Jonathan Vortrey, told the Manchester Evening News. He said: “The risk of travel disruption, a lot of railways can’t really operate too well when the temperature of the rails gets too high and similar with airports with the temperature of [the surface] and planes being able to take off.
“There’s going to be travel disruption associated with this, again and that might lead to welfare issues for some people who aren’t able to travel as they might expect to.
“A lot of people want to head to the coast, they want to head to lakes, they want to head to rivers, to hopefully try and cool down and that brings its own secondary risks as well. If everyone’s going to the coast then there’s the risk of
A sharp fall in the number of anti-Semitic incidents so far this year across Greater Manchester was reported today by a charity.
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