'Climate change is killing people': Europe's extreme heatwave continues

Pedro Sanchez Britain Ireland city London Spain France city Dublin city Cambridge Russia Ukraine CLIMATE CRISIS extreme weather Heatwave

19.07.2022 - 09:27

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A deadly heatwave that has demolished temperature records in continental Europe is spreading north and east on Tuesday.

The temperature could exceed +40°C in the UK, a first for the country, where the current record is +38.7°C recorded in Cambridge in July 2019.

Already on Monday, +38.1°C was recorded in the east of England, the highest temperature this year, the third highest ever recorded in the UK. Wales broke its record with 37.1°C, and in London it was 37.5°C.

For the first time, the UK authorities have issued a level 4 alert, the highest level, corresponding to a national emergency, warning that the heat is dangerous even for young or healthy people.

Some schools will remain closed, while major transport disruptions are expected.

In Ireland, it was +33°C degrees in Dublin on Monday, the highest temperature recorded since 1887.

Scientists say the increase in heatwaves is a direct consequence of global warming, with greenhouse gas emissions increasing their intensity, duration and frequency.

“Climate change kills,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday during a visit to the Extremadura region, the site of three major wildfires. “It kills people, it kills our ecosystems and biodiversity."

Spain has been in the grip of the suffocating heatwave for more than a week, with almost the entire country under an "extreme risk" fire alert, and temperture highs in many places above +40°C.

The heatwave is still impacting France on Tuesday as well, although there should be a drop in temperatures on the Atlantic coast, as the heatwave shifts to the east of the country according to Météo France.

Numerous heat records tumbled in France on Monday, with highs of +39.3°C recorded in Brest in the north-west; +42°C in Nantes in

'Climate change is killing people': Europe's extreme heatwave continues

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