{"id":360778,"date":"2026-07-13T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-heat-feels-worse-in-britain-heatwave-climate-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:00:06","slug":"why-the-heat-feels-worse-in-britain-heatwave-climate-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-heat-feels-worse-in-britain-heatwave-climate-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the heat feels worse in Britain #Heatwave #Climate #UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wYqnPwo_BE0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the heat feels worse in Britain #Heatwave #Climate #UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYqnPwo_BE0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As the UK bakes in one of the hottest summers on record, we\u2019re facing a dilemma. 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