“The city [London] is not built for heat,” said Josie Ashdown, a lead manager at the homelessness charity Thames Reach. “You can feel that the concrete makes it hotter here than probably anywhere else in the country at points, and there’s hardly any tree cover.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘The city isn’t built for heat’: how extreme weather puts London’s rough sleepers at riskAs heatwaves make the capital increasingly dangerous, outreach workers warn that vulnerable people face barriers to finding water and cool spaceswww.theguardian.com