Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 2
2
Deferred
Incorporate explicit humidity level messaging into Met Office and UKHSA weather forecasts and heat alerts.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Met Office and UKHSA incorporate explicit messaging and/ or metrics regarding the effects of humidity levels as well as temperature into weather forecasts and heat-health alerts. (Paragraph 20) The urban heat island effect and nature-based solutions
Government response summary AI-generated
The government discusses its recognition of green infrastructure benefits, responsibility of local authorities for urban green spaces, and keeping green roof incentives under review, without addressing the recommendation for explicit humidity messaging in weather forecasts.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 30 April 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗