Britain's Met Office today issued an extreme heat warning for parts of England and Wales later this week, Reuters reported.

The agency notes that there is no end in sight to the dry weather that has sparked fires, broken temperature records and strained the island's infrastructure.

The so-called "amber" warning - the second highest after red - is in effect from Thursday to Sunday.

This means that there may be adverse health consequences for vulnerable people.

The warning is in place for most of southern England and areas in east Wales.

Temperatures in Britain are expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius on Friday and a degree higher in places on Saturday.

This July was the driest month in England since 1935. The temperature in Britain exceeded 40 degrees for the first time.

As a result, for the first time in the country's history, a warning of the highest, "red" level for extreme heat was issued, Reuters recalls.

Other European countries, especially in the southern part of the continent, have also been hit by a heat wave in recent weeks.

But Britain, for which such high temperatures are unusual, is having even more serious trouble dealing with problems caused by the extreme heat, such as power outages, damaged airport runways, bent railway tracks and an extraordinary number of fires, Reuters notes.

Britain has issued a code red warning for the first time due to extreme heat

In July, London's fire service recorded its busiest week since the Second World War, with dozens of fires raging.

Abnormally high temperatures in Britain have once again drawn attention to the effects of global warming.

According to scientists, as a result of climate change, heat waves like the one in July have become at least 10 times more likely than before, notes Reuters.

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