Why do heatwaves ‘hit different’ in the UK?

The UK heatwaves can feel like an extreme sport, but why is that? (Picture: EPA)People love to complain about the weather, and recently, for good reason, after enduring the UK’s record-breaking heatwaves.
The blistering weather has been on everyone’s lips, and if it hasn’t, it probably means you have been lucky enough to escape the nearly 40C temperatures and humidity.
June’s hottest record was officially set in Santon Downham, Suffolk, with 37.3C after three consecutive