Getty imagesA high air pollution warning has been issued to London on Tuesday as the temperature is expected to rise above 30C.
City Hall said that strong sunlight and high ozone levels in hot weather are expected to trigger the situation with airflow from the mainland Europe.
The forecast made by Imperial College London inspired the mayor’s office to trigger the alert, which would be displayed on the bus stop countdown board, London underground signs and sent to schools and Boro Council.
Met Coban, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, said London’s “Toxic Air” is associated with almost 4,000 premature deaths in the capital every year.
He said, “We are urging the London to see themselves in this pollution alert during the hot weather, make your engines useless, and avoid burning wood or garden waste – all contribute to the high levels of pollution,” he said.
High air pollution can affect especially older people, young children and people with existing heart and lung conditions.
The warning system was introduced by the mayor in 2016. This uses the government’s daily air quality index to determine when the alert is triggered.
The UK’s Health Protection Agency, has issued heat health alerts for the whole of England – started from Tuesday morning to Wednesday and on Wednesday.
London is one of the most hot conditions facing the 34C (93F) forecast temperature, triggering an amber alert.
One Air quality reportPublished last year, outer said that high pollution episodes were now a “rare event” in London.
It said that between 2018 and 2023, 19 high pollution alerts were issued and 217 medium pollution alerts, “enabled London residents to raise their awareness about high pollution episodes and take precautionary action these days”.
