Wednesday 24 June was the hottest British day on record. In response to this, figures like Zack Polanski are calling for a renewed focus on the climate crisis:
It's officially the hottest June day ever.
We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians.
We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations. pic.twitter.com/SRv3myB8V3
— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) June 24, 2026
The nation’s cranks, meanwhile, are out and about spewing hot air.
Hottest day prompts climate denial
Professional bullsh*t artist Rupert Lowe of Reform UK replied to Polanski with the following:
We need a new frightening word for it. One that strikes fear into the heart of the British people. My suggestion?
Summer.
This would be a fine point if the only impacts of ‘climate change’ were the odd warm day. In reality, we’re facing:
- Agriculture and Food Insecurity: The increased frequency of drought and flooding resulting in more crop failures.
- Extreme Heat: Our infrastructure is not designed for the sort of heat we now regularly experience, leading to increased maintenance costs – not to mention deaths from heat stroke.
- Insecurity: Whether it’s increased flooding, coastal erosion, or other factors, a growing number of people are no longer secure where they live.
What Lowe is doing is nearly identical to the Internet Hippo tweet:
We could talk about the harmful impacts of climate change – we could – or we could just repeat ‘wow, so it’s wrong for summer to be hot now?‘
Lowe isn’t the only no-nothing complaining either:
In hotter countries, they have infrastructure that's stress-tested for high temperatures, buildings constructed specifically with cooling in mind, air conditioning, and people don't work in the hottest part of the day!
If @NickFerrariLBC is arguing for those kinds of… https://t.co/ugcBmFCoux
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) June 24, 2026
On the question of ‘how do they cope’, it’s estimated you can link a 5-day heatwave in India to an average of 30,000 deaths. They also close down schools, as we’re now suggesting we should do over here.
How do they manage in India? In the city of Banda in Uttar Pradesh and regions in Rajasthan officially recorded peaks of 48.2°C last month, making them some of the hottest places on Earth. For weeks, maximum temperatures ranging between 45°C and 46°C struck a huge portion of the country. As a result, power grids have collapsed under record demands from air conditioning. Hospitals have reported a massive influx of patients suffering from severe dehydration, heat exhaustion, and kidney-related complications.
Chattering
It’s borderline impossible to improve anything in this country, because the second you ask ‘what if things were better?‘, a legion of red-faced gammon yell ‘I like things to get constantly worse, actually‘.
And if we sound angry about this, it’s because – once again – it’s incredibly f*cking hot.
Featured image via the Canary
By Willem Moore
