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Londoners find ‘horrendous’ cracks in their homes after successive heat waves

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Residents across London have discovered severe cracks in their residential properties following successive heat waves. The structural damage is attributed to hot, dry weather conditions that cause soil to shrink and subsequently destabilize building foundations.

This phenomenon represents a growing category of climate-related challenges facing the United Kingdom. Infrastructure and housing in the region are currently struggling to adapt to the mounting pressures of extreme weather patterns.

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