Germany hit by record temperatures as heatwave moves east
The record was provisional and could rise further as rail operators, hospitals and event organisers faced wider disruptions.
- On Friday, Germany recorded its highest temperature ever at 41.3 degrees Celsius in Saarbrücken, as extreme heat impacted at least 150 million people across Europe.
- World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis warned of "major impacts" to health and agriculture, calling the current heatwave "the most severe ever recorded" for the region studied.
- In Switzerland, the Beznau nuclear power plant took both reactors off grid Friday as River Aare temperatures reached 25 degrees, while Spain's MoMo system counted 327 heat-linked fatalities between Sunday and Thursday.
- Authorities cancelled the Defqon festival amid code red alerts, while Eurostar rail services broke down near Brussels with about 400 passengers on board; Health Minister Rist reported concern regarding the "emergence of deaths at home."
- Swiss researchers warn winter glacial reserves are nearly depleted, with melting expected to accelerate Monday, while Balkan countries brace for up to 39 degrees Celsius this weekend.
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Once again a high point of the heat wave: On two days in a row, the German Weather Service has provisionally measured the highest temperature in Germany so far.
Hardly anyone in Germany is currently immune to the high temperatures. Accordingly, all those places where one finds at least temporary cooling are popular.
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Europe's heatwave: 200 million face extreme temperatures; Germany, Denmark and Czech Republic see hottest days ever
Germany recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.5C on Saturday, according to the German Weather Service (DWD), surpassing the previous day's record of 41.3C. The Czech Republic also posted its highest-ever temperature, recording 40.6C north of Prague.
Germany recorded a new historical record of temperatures this Saturday, measuring 41.5 degrees in the municipality of Möckern, in the eastern federated state of Saxony Anhalt, after the eve they were set as the top of history since there were records of 41.3 degrees of Saarbrücken.As explained by a spokesman for the German Meteorological Service (DWD), the value reached in Möckern was still pending confirmation with the visit of experts to the w…
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