Over 2,700 people in England and Wales may have died from heat-related causes since May, according to scientists cited by the BBC, marking a staggering public health crisis as the UK's two-week heatwave persists. This "firewave" of extreme temperatures, with the Met Office warning of a "new normal," is straining emergency services and forcing a reckoning with the nation's preparedness for climate-driven health emergencies.

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• 2,700+ estimated...