{"id":360776,"date":"2026-07-13T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/our-economy-will-collapse-why-britains-heatwaves-are-going-to-get-worse\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:00:04","slug":"our-economy-will-collapse-why-britains-heatwaves-are-going-to-get-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/our-economy-will-collapse-why-britains-heatwaves-are-going-to-get-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018OUR ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE\u2019- why Britain\u2019s heatwaves are going to get worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QmUtarqTFQ0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018OUR ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE\u2019- why Britain\u2019s heatwaves are going to get worse\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QmUtarqTFQ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Britain is getting hotter. But is the country ready? After another record-breaking heatwave, experts estimate that thousands of excess deaths may already have been linked to the extreme temperatures. From overheating homes and buckling railways to schools, hospitals and reservoirs struggling to cope, questions are growing over whether Britain&#8217;s infrastructure was ever designed for the climate it&#8217;s now facing.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of The Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks why the UK remains so unprepared for extreme heat, what climate adaptation should actually look like, and whether the debate around Net Zero has become more political than practical.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s joined by Professor Rebecca Willis from the University of Manchester, environmental lawyer and Uplift Executive Director Tessa Khan, and architect Smith Mordak to discuss how Britain can prepare for a warmer future and whether the country is running out of time.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain is getting hotter. 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