I've Dreaded Every Heatwave Since 2019 – And It's Only Going To Get Worse

Recently, The Guardian wrote that we should all stop pretending heatwaves are fun – in reality, the author argued, they’re uncomfortable, sweaty, dangerous reminders of increasing global warming. 

I agree on all points, except the main argument of heatwaves being fun. I haven’t been excited to hear about a heatwave for years, and nobody I know has either. 

Friends still talk in horror of the sweltering 40C heat of 2022: a day which took place in a four-day heatwave that caused 1,000 heat-related deaths.