London facing 45C days ‘in foreseeable future’, mayor Sadiq Khan warns

Mayor says interim climate report paints a worrying picture of an underground Tube system that is not fit for purpose, and care homes and schools that are too hot

London faces the incredibly worrying" prospect of enduring days that hit 45C (113F) due to the worsening climate crisis, its mayor, Sadiq Khan, told the Guardian at a climate summit in New York where governments have gathered to discuss how to best cope with searing temperatures.

Khan said an interim independent climate resilience report for London had found the capital could experience multiple 45C days in the foreseeable future", potentially buckling various basic functions of the city. It means the Underground is not fit for purpose, some of the homes are too hot in the daytime, care homes and schools too," Khan said.