heatwaves
Infrastructure Failures Turn Record Heat Into Mass Casualties
UK systems lacked capacity to handle two heatwaves, producing thousands of deaths and emergency water measures.
water supply
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Facts first. Parties second.
2 articles
heatwaves
UK systems lacked capacity to handle two heatwaves, producing thousands of deaths and emergency water measures.
Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water manages 120 reservoirs, most built by Victorian city corporations or in the post-war reconstruction era. Thruscross was constructed in the 1960s. Grimwith was expanded in 1982. Then, shortly after water privatization in 1989, construction simply stopped.