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European Heat Wave: France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic Set June Records, and the Worst Is Still To Come

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Wed, 2019-06-26 17:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Maximum temperatures across Europe on Wednesday, as seen by the American GFS weather model, in degrees Fahrenheit. (Weatherbell.com)

washingtonpost.com - by Ian Livingston - June 26, 2019

A ferocious heat wave has overtaken parts of Europe. A number of records have already been broken, and there are several days of extreme heat to go.

As the heat wave escalates toward its peak late this week, temperatures have already neared or surpassed 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) in parts of France, Germany, Poland and Spain. Even Switzerland has seen locations rise toward the mid-90s.

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Wed, 2019-06-26 18:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Forecasters are expecting an “unprecedented” heat wave across countries like France, Spain, and Germany this week. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

vox.com - by Umair Irfan - June 26, 2019

Public health warnings have been issued in Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland . . . 

 . . . This week’s sweltering weather is concerning because there are several key factors that make people in Europe vulnerable to extreme heat.

These factors converged to a devastating effect in the summer of 2003, when a heat wave baked the continent with temperatures 13 degrees above the average normal for the region. The heat killed at least 30,000 people caused 13 billion Euros in financial damages. Some estimates put the death toll as high as 70,000. At the time, it was the hottest summer for Europe since the 16th century.

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Thu, 2019-06-27 09:16 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

reuters.com - Reporting by Luis Felipe Fernandez and Jordi Rubio; Writing by Paul Day; Editing by Gareth Jones - June 27, 2019

Wildfires raged on Thursday across nearly 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia and fire fighters said the area affected could increase significantly as a powerful heatwave grips the entire country.

Temperatures in some parts of Spain are expected to soar to more than 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) on Thursday and Friday. Some other western European countries including France and Germany are also wilting under the heatwave.

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