A GP has issued a warning for people in the UK on certain kinds of medication as the country braces for a heatwave over the bank holiday weekend.The UK Health Security Agency has issued yellow heat warnings across the country from 9am on May 22, indicating that the heat may pose a ‘greater risk to life’.This is particularly important for certain groups of people, including those who are immunocompromised, pregnant, children, elderly, or have an underlying health condition.However, a GP issued a warning for another group of people as well who may be at an increased risk during periods of particularly hot weather.
Temperatures in the UK have been predicted to rise to 32C on May 23, before peaking at 33C on May 24.Hawaii is one of the most seismically active areas in the world despite being located far from tectonic plate boundaries and the US state is home to six active volcanoes including Kilauea, which regularly wows helicopter-riding tourists who come to see its red-hot shows.It is also the location of Mauna Loa, the world’s biggest volcano.The state’s most deadly volcanic eruption occurred at Kilauea in 1790 when a massive blast killed over 400 people – the highest number of casualties from an eruption in American history.The 1868 7.9 magnitude earthquake was the largest ever recorded in Hawaii and claimed the lives of 77 people.