Britain’s Climate Change Future is Here - We’re Not Ready | Bonus Content episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 33 MIN

Britain’s Climate Change Future is Here - We’re Not Ready | Bonus Content

from Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C · host Planet B Productions

On 19 July 2022, Britain hit 40°C for the first time in recorded history. Houses burned to the ground. London ran out of fire engines for the first time since the Blitz. Trains ground to a halt. A major London hospital lost all its patient records. Former BBC journalist David Shukman reveals what actually went wrong that day - and why, four years on, we still aren't ready.

On 19 July 2022, Britain hit 40°C for the first time in recorded history. Houses burned to the ground. London ran out of fire engines for the first time since the Blitz. Trains ground to a halt. A major London hospital lost all its patient records. Former BBC journalist David Shukman reveals what actually went wrong that day - and why, four years on, we still aren't ready.

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