Eastbourne households to be sheltered from worst of soaring temperatures
Neighbourhoods in Eastbourne may be sheltered from the worst risks of soaring temperatures caused by climate change, new figures suggest.
As the Met Office says the first predicted 40C temperatures in the UK are a sign that the impact of climate change is here, Friends of the Earth say extreme heatwaves will become much more frequent as the climate crisis worsens.
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Hide AdAnalysis by the campaign group shows that more than 6 million people across England will be vulnerable to extreme temperatures caused by global warming.
But no Eastbourne neighbourhoods are "at risk" of the worst impacts of rocketing temperatures in the coming years.
An "at risk" neighbourhood is an area that will experience extreme heat for more than five days every summer and has a vulnerable population, based on research from the University of Manchester – which looks at a variety of social and personal factors such as age, deprivation, housing characteristics and access to health services.