Paris heat wave blinds

Barcelona registered its hottest June in more than a century, the summit of the iconic Eiffel Tower of Paris closed visitors and hundreds of French schools closed on Tuesday when Europe squeaked in its first major heat wave of the summer.

Health warnings remained in force in several European countries. The worst heat was felt in southern Europe, while punishment temperatures would reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in Paris and will remain unusually high in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The abnormally hot weather “is exposing millions of Europeans to the high heat stress” with temperatures in June more typical of July and August, said Samantha Burgess of the European Center for medium -sized weather forecasts. It is likely that this June is among the five most popular registered, he said.

The Fabra Observatory of Barcelona reported an average temperature for the last month of 78.8 F (26 c), the breakdown records since the records began in 1914. The previous most popular average for June was 78.08 F (25.6 c) established in 2003.

The same weather station said that there was a single day of 100 F (37.8 c) for June.

Barcelona generally saves the worst heat in Spain, thanks to its location between Hills and the Mediterranean in the northeast corner of Spain. But most of the country has been grabbed by extreme heat.

“We are seeing these temperatures because we are experiencing a very intense heat wave that has arrived in early summer and is clearly linked to global warming,” said Ramón Pascual, delegate of the Spain weather service in Barcelona, ​​to The News on Tuesday.

Pascual added that the inhabitants of the Mediterranean region are not being helped by the growing temperatures of the sea, which greatly reduces the cooling effects of a close water body. The Spain’s weather service said that recent surface temperatures for the Mediterranean near the Balearic Islands are between 41-42.8 degrees F (5-6 c) higher than the average.

“With water surface temperatures from 26 to 30 C [78-86 F]It is difficult for our nights to be refreshing, “he said.

The national average of Spain for June 74 F (23.6 c) was 33.4 F (0.8 c) hotter than the most popular in the previous June of 2017. It was also the first time that June was hotter than the average temperatures for July and August.

Spain also saw a new high brand for June established on Saturday when 114 F (46 C) were recorded in the South Province of Huelva.

The streets were also burning in the capital of Spain, with a prognosis from Madrid to reach 102 F (39 C), while people tried to stay fresh drinking refrigerated drinks and sticking to the shadow. But the hot nights offered little relief.

“Today is very bad, but it was not better yesterday. So we are surviving,” said Miguel Sopera, 63. “At night it is impossible due to the terrible heat.”

France squeaks when the Eiffel tower closes

In France, the Météo-France National Meteorological Agency placed several departments under the highest red alert, with the particularly affected Paris region. More than 1,300 schools in the country were partial or completely closed.

Visitors of the Eiffel Tower were told without tickets to postpone their visits, since the city milestone summit closed until Thursday. The operators said the closure was “to guarantee the comfort and safety of all.”

It is rare that the Eiffel Tower, open 365 days a year and one of the world’s greatest tourist attractions, close. The tower briefly closed In February 2024 for six days due to a strike. It also closed for about three months In early 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, its longest closing since World War II.

Non -immune United Kingdom

In England, the weather office said that the average temperature of June 62.4 F (16.9 c) established a new record for that month, while the United Kingdom as a whole saw its second most warm June since the records began in 1884.

According to the MET Office, the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament recorded on Monday its hottest inauguration in 91.2 F (32.9 C).

Italy is affirmed with heat, torrential rain

Further south, 17 of the 27 main cities in Italy were experiencing a heat wave, according to the Ministry of Health.

There were torrential rains in northern Italy on Monday, and parts of Bardonecchia near Turin were covered with mud after the Frejus river burst on its banks.

Near Bologna, one of the cities under a heat alert on Tuesday, the 46 -year -old owner of a construction company collapsed and died as he renounced a school parking lot, Rai State reported. An autopsy was being performed to determine the cause, but heat was suspected.

How do you go to other parts of Europe

In the Dutch city of Soest, the first to respond said they were bringing a sleeve of fire to an early water weapons fight at night.

“Bring your water gun and swimming clothes, because it is guaranteed that it is soaked!” Firefighters said in an Instagram post.

The Portuguese weather service issued a statement on Monday night confirming the highest individual temperature ever registered in Portugal Continental for the month of June to 115 F (46.6 c) On June 29 in the city of Mora, west of Lisbon. The previous registration was 112 F (44.9 c) in 2017.

Firefighters from all over Türkiye tried to contain forest fires that have forced the evacuation of about 50,000 residents for the third consecutive day.

Temperatures were expected to reach 98.6 F (37 C) for Wednesday in much of the Czech Republic, including the capital.

The Prague Zoo distributed up to approximately 22,046 pounds, or 10 metric tons, of ice daily throughout the park, with special attention to the Native polar bears of the Arctic.

The director of the zoo, Miroslav Bobek, said that the twin bears Aleut and Gregor seemed pleased when they found parts of their outdoor enclosure covered with a thick layer of ice on Tuesday morning. They surrounded on their backs and discovered frozen pieces.

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