This is The Guardian.

Today, why can't the UK cope you might be forgiven the Iroll.

The Brits. Obsessing over the weather? Tell us something new.

But this week's heat wave across Britain and much of Europe doesn't feel like an ordinary event.

Take it from Fiona Harvey, the Guardian's Environment Editor.

You know, we get heat waves in this country, but they're usually in July or August.

We're still only in May.

And just a few weeks ago, people had their heating on.

People were running around in jumpers and long trousers and so on, you know.

At its hottest, the country saw a record-breaking 35 degrees.

Sweaty, maybe feeling unwell, unable to sleep.

We've been talking about these tropical nights, which is astonishing for the UK.

In short, I am allowed to be cranky because it's very, very hot.

Absolutely. I'm not getting enough sleep.

We should all be cranky. We've become a nation of toddlers.

And this isn't just about the fact that we're not acclimatized to tropical nights.

It's our entire infrastructure, homes, schools, hospitals, office blocks, most of which

weren't built for the climate we now have.

We've seen the heat records for May, not just surpassed, but really shattered.

You know, normally heat records are surpassed by, you know, a fraction of a degree, something like that. But this time we're talking about

more like two degrees, nearly. And that's a lot. From The Guardian, I'm Noshi Nikbal, today in focus.

If this is the new normal, how do we adapt?

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