Britain, France and other affected countries are preparing for another heatwave, according to today''s reporting. No forecast detail beyond the reported conditions is included here.
Repeated heat events are now the operative planning assumption in much of Europe rather than an exception. The pressure falls on systems built for a cooler climate: housing stock without cooling, transport infrastructure with narrow thermal tolerances, and health services managing excess mortality concentrated among older residents.
Preparation, in practice, means public advisories, cooling provision and staffing decisions taken before temperatures peak rather than during the event.