US EditionFires Break Out as Southern Europe Heatwave Intensifies
- On Sunday, Europe experienced its first major heatwave with temperatures above 40°C, prompting authorities across Spain and Southern Europe to issue indoor warnings and advise protecting vulnerable groups.
- Experts say a heat dome trapping hot air, intensified by climate change, is increasing heatwave frequency across Southern Europe.
- Extremadura and Andalusia in Spain hit 44°C, while Mora in Portugal reached 46.6°C on Sunday, setting regional record highs amid the heatwave.
- Amid soaring temperatures, a wildfire south of Athens prompted evacuations near the Temple of Poseidon, with Greek authorities deploying 130 firefighters supported by aircraft and helicopters.
- In the long term, climate researchers warn that heat-related deaths could more than quadruple by mid-century as milder winters no longer offset rising temperatures, increasing overall mortality.
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France prepares for unprecedented heat wave
This Sunday, an inter-ministerial crisis meeting chaired by the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, was held, which resulted in the total or partial closure of some 200 schools and the issuing of instructions for the educational system, made up of 45,000 schools. For its part, the Paris Region established traffic restrictions on highways, in view of an episode of heat waves that will bring the thermometers to around 40 degrees Celsius in…
Explainer-What is a 'heat dome' and how does it power heatwaves?
BRUSSELS - Large parts of Western Europe were in the grip of a severe heatwave on Monday, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain and wildfires breaking out in France. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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