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Serious heat has been hitting Europe lately, as temperatures in some places soar to 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). It is a really bad situation, as over 750 people have been killed from the severe heat, only in Portugal and Spain! Here’s what’s been going on, but we’ll break it down, country by country.
United Kingdom: Temperatures in Britain were at about 88 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit (31 or 32 degrees Celsius), but weather heated up, with temperatures at over 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in London, with some areas reaching 105 Fahrenheit (40 Celsius), which was the hottest ever recorded temperature in the country. This was really bad for a country where a lot of houses don’t have AC and are built to prevent heat from escaping and trap it inside because of the cold later in the year. Remember, temperatures like this are very unusual, seeing that London is at the same latitude as Calgary, Canada. The British government also issued a red level warning for the first time ever as a result of the heat in the London area, an orange level in the rest of southern UK, and a yellow level in the northern part of the country and Northern Ireland. They also shut down all railroads because they didn’t want the rails to bend in the extreme heat and the trains to crash. 6 people also drowned while trying to cool off in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs and many fires raged across London on Tuesday.
Spain: Temperatures in Spain were not as hot, in the mid to high 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit (around 30-33 Celsius), but the dryness had been going on for a while. It did heat up quite a bit in Southern Spain with the Iberian Peninsula reporting temperatures of 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) and Spain reported over 350 deaths from the heat, because temperatures don’t usually get this hot, and many more were reported dead during the worst day of the heatwave. Also, over 30 wildfires are raging across the country, burning many hundreds of acres of land.
Portugal: There were less wildfires here, but more heat by regular standards. The temperatures were about the same as Spain, reaching 88 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit (31 or 33 degrees Celsius). Another 230 people were reported dead in Portugal because of the heat. Many wildfires are burning here, too.
France: The heat here was just like Britain, with temperatures soaring into temperatures like 104 and 106 degrees Fahrenheit (40 and 41 degrees Celsius), but the wildfires were even worse. Dry and hot conditions in Southern France are creating extremely troublesome wildfires, and firefighters are working triple-time to extinguish them. The main problem is in the region of Gironde in Southern France. Two fires are the particular problem. Over 1,200 firefighters have been battling two specific fires in Gironde for days, and they say that the weather is not helping. The dry conditions and hot temperatures help the greenery dry up, creating easier fuel for the fire to burn. The fires have burned over 25,000 acres of land and have forced over 14,000 people out of their homes. Temperatures recently reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) in the area.
Italy: Temps in Italy have been rocketing the past few days, and unlike others, their heat wave is not expected to stop soon. Temperatures have been at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) and haven’t been below 86 degrees for weeks. They are predicted to be near 97 or 98 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in Rome, the capital.
Temperatures thankfully cooled down everywhere along this route (except Italy), and many people were relieved that this heat was over. Unfortunately, weather events like this will just become more common as global warming gets more severe and progresses.
By Armaan Dhawan
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