17. This is the number of days, since 1 May, when the 30°C was reached or exceeded at Uccle, the reference station of the Royal Meteorological Institute (MRI). At the time we write these lines, the record of 18 days set in 1976 still stands. But the year is far from over... These episodes, which are increasingly frequent and intense, are not without consequences on our health. They can even kill. On 27 and 28 June, Belgium recorded 651 and 639 d…
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17. This is the number of days, since 1 May, when the 30°C was reached or exceeded at Uccle, the reference station of the Royal Meteorological Institute (MRI). At the time we write these lines, the record of 18 days set in 1976 still stands. But the year is far from over... These episodes, which are increasingly frequent and intense, are not without consequences on our health. They can even kill. On 27 and 28 June, Belgium recorded 651 and 639 d…