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Doctors Warn: Extreme Heat Kills

healthJune 25, 2026·149 words·2 min read

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Doctors Warn: Extreme Heat Kills

In June 2026, Britain had very hot weather. Doctors warned that extreme heat is dangerous. The UK Health Security Agency gave a red heat alert for parts of England. This was only the second time ever. Officials said the heat was dangerous for everyone, not just old or sick people.

The body tries to stay near 37°C. In heat, the body sweats to stay cool. But this lowers blood pressure and strains the heart. A person can feel dizzy, sick and confused. If they do not cool down fast, they can get heat stroke. Then the body gets too hot and organs can fail.

Heat stroke can kill. It can cause organ failure and death in minutes. In 2022, about 2,985 more people died in a hot summer. Old people, babies and sick people are most at risk. Doctors say people should stay inside, drink water, and cool down.

Key Vocabulary

n.: serious illness from getting too hot
n.: the push of blood inside the body
n.: when body parts stop working
v.: to make water on the skin
adv.: feeling like things are spinning
n.: a warning to be ready for danger
v.: to make work too hard

Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

heat stroken.

serious illness from getting too hot

say nắng, sốc nhiệtinsolação, golpe de calor熱中症（熱射病）sıcak çarpmasıgolpe de calorudar cieplnyضربة الشمس (الحرارة)hitteberoerte, zonnesteekтепловой удар中暑（热射病）열사병

blood pressuren.

the push of blood inside the body

huyết áppressão arterial血圧tansiyon, kan basıncıtensión arterial, presión arterialciśnienie krwiضغط الدمbloeddrukкровяное давление血压혈압

organ failuren.

when body parts stop working

suy nội tạngfalência de órgãos臓器不全organ yetmezliğifallo de órganos, insuficiencia orgánicaniewydolność narządówفشل الأعضاءorgaanfalenотказ органов器官衰竭장기 부전

sweatv.

to make water on the skin

đổ mồ hôitranspira, sua汗をかくterlersuda, transpirapoci sięيتعرّقzweetпотеет出汗땀을 흘리다

dizzyadv.

feeling like things are spinning

chóng mặttontoめまいがするbaşı dönmüşmareadooszołomiony, kręci się w głowieبدوار، دائخduizeligголовокружение头晕어지러운

alertn.

a warning to be ready for danger

cảnh báo, báo độngalerta警報alarm, uyarıalertaalarm, ostrzeżenieتحذير، إنذارwaarschuwing, alarmпредупреждение, тревога警报경보

strainv.

to make work too hard

gây căng thẳng, làm quá tảisobrecarrega, força負担をかけるzorlar, yük bindirirsobrecarga, fuerzaobciąża, przeciążaيُجهد، يُرهقbelast, overbelastперегружает, напрягает加重负担、使劳损무리를 주다, 부담을 주다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

Heat is dangerous only for old people.

In hot weather, the body sweats to stay cool.

Drinking water makes the heat more dangerous.

Heat stroke can kill a person.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What should people do during the hottest weather?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How many more people died in the hot summer of 2022?

Question 4: Matching

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

Too much heat can ______ the heart and make it work hard.

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Doctors Warn: Extreme Heat Kills

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Question 4: Matching

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