More than 15,000 people were evacuated amid wildfires in France. In Britain, planes were diverted from at least two airports, amid reports of “melting” runways and roads. The human toll and logistical challenges of extreme heat were becoming increasingly visible Monday, with firefighting services under strain, hospitals preparing for increased admissions and transportation, office work and schools disrupted.
could be as much as 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a natural climate unaffected by human influence,” he said in a statement. “The chances of seeing (104 Fahrenheit) days in the U.K.
Nikos Christidis, a climate attribution researcher at the United Kingdom’s weather service, the Met Office, said it reflected scientists’ expectation that climate change is making extreme heat events more frequent. Much of Italy’s north, which is facing one of its worst droughts in decades, remained under a state of emergency. Temperatures hovered just below 104 degrees in many areas of France on Monday, but are expected to exceed that threshold in Paris and elsewhere on Tuesday.īritish authorities declared a national emergency and for the first time issued a “red extreme” heat warning for large parts of England, while France’s meteorological service placed a stretch of its Atlantic coast under the highest-possible alert level. More records could fall as the heat continues into Tuesday, with Britain expecting temperatures of up to 106 degrees – far above the record of 101.7 degrees set in 2019. Heat records toppled in several places on Monday, as Wales reported a new all-time high and Ireland registered its highest air temperature in more than a century. PARIS – Britain is bracing this week for what could be its hottest day ever recorded, while French authorities warned of a “heat apocalypse” and emergency services across Europe confronted spreading wildfires and rising death tolls.
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