# Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves

https://mins.news/en/item/29666

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-23 08:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-23/londoners-find-horrendous-cracks-in-homes-after-heat-waves?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8aaf91b8057d00014d4b57

> Five successive heat waves have dried out the clay soil beneath much of London, leaving residents facing historically high subsidence risks and discovering cracks in their homes.