Heat: From Germany to Denmark, Historical Temperature Records in Europe
Temperatures topped 40 C in parts of Europe as rail travel, power generation and outdoor events were disrupted, officials and operators said.
- On Saturday, June 27, a heatwave shattered all-time temperature records across Germany, Denmark, and the Czech Republic, with readings soaring above 40°C in some areas.
- Driven by a phenomenon known as an Omega block, scientists said the stifling heatwave would have been virtually impossible without man-made climate change, making night-time temperatures 100 times more likely than two decades ago.
- German federal lawmaker Katrin Goering-Eckardt called it a 'health crisis' as Berlin police deployed water cannons to cool crowds when temperatures reached 39°C on June 27.
- Events across Europe faced disruptions as organizers pushed Milan's Pride march to 5pm and shortened The Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt due to extreme conditions.
- Heavy thunderstorms are expected on Sunday, June 28, as extreme heat begins fading, though authorities across Europe continue assessing infrastructure damage from buckling roads and swelling train tracks.
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On Sunday, new heat records were set in Germany and the Czech Republic, where the air temperature rose above 41 degrees, and in Poland, where the temperature reached above 40 degrees.
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News & RecordMore temperature records broken across Europe
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — From Scandinavia to the Alps, Europeans endured sweltering conditions Saturday as a heat wave linked to dozens of deaths spread east, shattering records with temperatures in some areas soaring above 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Berlin. Millions of Europeans still face an extreme heat wave, which caused Germany and Denmark to reach never-recorded temperatures.
Germany, Denmark and Czech Republic set heat records
Record temperatures swept across Europe as Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic set new national highs during an early summer heatwave, with health warnings, travel disruption and deaths linked to the extreme conditions.
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