June 23, 2026

This week’s heatwave – climate, weather, health and infrastructure

We assembled a panel of scientists and engineers to try to cover everything journalists wanted to know about this week’s heatwave – health impacts, weather patterns, climate change and effects on infrastructure. 

Speakers included:

Prof Fredi Otto, Professor of Climate Science at Imperial College London

Dr William Lang, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office  

Dr David Dawson, Associate Professor Sustainable & Resilient Cities at the University of Leeds

Prof Lucelia Rodrigues, Professor of Sustainable and Resilient Cities at the University of Nottingham

Dr Anastasia Mylona, Technical Director at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)

Prof Hugh Montgomery FMedSci, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London

Dr Neil Maxwell, Reader in Environmental Physiology at the University of Brighton