Warnings over health risks posed by temperature rises

A new report has warned that rising temperatures caused by climate change pose serious health risks to the city's population.

- by Charles Brown

Heat in the City: Our Health in a Warming Leeds - this year's annual report by director of public health Victoria Eaton - highlights the growing threat of heat-related illness and calls for collective citywide action to protect residents now and in the future.

The report warns of the link between hot weather and a rise in hospital admissions and deaths - as seen in the 2022 heatwaves, when the city hit 40°C for the first time and an estimated 2,985 people died in England during the hottest periods.