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| Paris records hottest ever day as heatwave sears Europe | |
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| Paris has recorded its hottest day ever and the Netherlands has beaten its own all-time record for two days running, as the second dangerous heatwave of summer 2019 sears western Europe. | |
| New all-time highs set on Wednesday in Germany and Belgium could also be beaten within hours. | |
| Climate crisis blamed as temperature records broken in three nations | Climate crisis blamed as temperature records broken in three nations |
| Météo-France said the mercury at its Paris-Montsouris weather station in the French capital hit 40.6C (107.6F) just after 1.30pm on Thursday, breaking the previous high of 40.4C recorded in July 1947, and was continuing to climb. | |
| Other major French cities including Lille, Rouen, Dijon and Strasbourg were set to record new all-time highs, the national weather service said, joining at least a dozen – including Bordeaux – which have surpassed their previous highest temperatures so far this week. | |
| On Wednesday, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands all logged their highest temperatures. On Thursday, the Dutch record was broken again, with 41.7C record. The UK’s all-time high of 38.5C could also be exceeded, the Met Office said. | |
| Germany’s DWD weather service said the mass of hot air was hanging “like a bell” over an area stretching from the central Mediterranean to Scandinavia, squeezed between low-pressure zones over western Russia and the eastern Atlantic. | Germany’s DWD weather service said the mass of hot air was hanging “like a bell” over an area stretching from the central Mediterranean to Scandinavia, squeezed between low-pressure zones over western Russia and the eastern Atlantic. |
| As authorities across the continent handed out free water to homeless people, placed hospitals and residential care institutions on high alert and opened municipal buildings to anyone seeking shade, trains were slowed in several countries to avoid damage to lines, which could buckle in the heat. | As authorities across the continent handed out free water to homeless people, placed hospitals and residential care institutions on high alert and opened municipal buildings to anyone seeking shade, trains were slowed in several countries to avoid damage to lines, which could buckle in the heat. |
| France’s SNCF rail operator and the Métro in Paris advised travellers to postpone their trips if possible. “I ask everyone who can avoid or delay their journeys to do so,” the French environment minister, Élisabeth Borne, said. “When it is this hot it is not just people in a fragile state who can have health problems.” | France’s SNCF rail operator and the Métro in Paris advised travellers to postpone their trips if possible. “I ask everyone who can avoid or delay their journeys to do so,” the French environment minister, Élisabeth Borne, said. “When it is this hot it is not just people in a fragile state who can have health problems.” |
| Météo-France said the conditions “require particular care, notably for vulnerable or exposed people”. The prime minister, Édouard Philippe, said people “must take care of themselves but above all others, especially those who are alone”. | Météo-France said the conditions “require particular care, notably for vulnerable or exposed people”. The prime minister, Édouard Philippe, said people “must take care of themselves but above all others, especially those who are alone”. |
| The government remains haunted by the heatwave of summer 2003, which led to 15,000 premature deaths, particularly of elderly people, and heavy criticism of authorities for not mobilising fast enough. The health minister, Agnès Buzyn, said temperatures in the capital on Thursday could be 2C higher than in 2003. | The government remains haunted by the heatwave of summer 2003, which led to 15,000 premature deaths, particularly of elderly people, and heavy criticism of authorities for not mobilising fast enough. The health minister, Agnès Buzyn, said temperatures in the capital on Thursday could be 2C higher than in 2003. |
| With water restrictions in place in many areas, low river levels prompted officials to ban cruises on a 37-mile (60km) stretch of the River Danube in Germany. A zoo in Belgium said it was feeding frozen chickens to its tigers and watermelons encased in ice to its bears. | With water restrictions in place in many areas, low river levels prompted officials to ban cruises on a 37-mile (60km) stretch of the River Danube in Germany. A zoo in Belgium said it was feeding frozen chickens to its tigers and watermelons encased in ice to its bears. |
| The peak of the latest heatwave is forecast to peak on Thursday, with cooler weather and rain expected to provide relief from Friday. But in the meantime, 20 départements in northern France, 13 Italian cities and all of Belgium remained on red alert. | |
| The extreme temperatures follow a similar heatwave last month that made it the hottest June on record. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Andorra, Luxembourg, Poland and Germany all set new monthly records, while France recorded its highest ever temperature of 45.9C in the southern commune of Gallargues-le-Montueux. | The extreme temperatures follow a similar heatwave last month that made it the hottest June on record. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Andorra, Luxembourg, Poland and Germany all set new monthly records, while France recorded its highest ever temperature of 45.9C in the southern commune of Gallargues-le-Montueux. |
| The World Meteorological Organization said the climate crisis was causing summer heatwaves to happen more often, start earlier and become more intense. Scientists have estimated that manmade global heating makes heatwaves five times more likely. | The World Meteorological Organization said the climate crisis was causing summer heatwaves to happen more often, start earlier and become more intense. Scientists have estimated that manmade global heating makes heatwaves five times more likely. |
| A study published this year by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich said the 2018 summer heatwave across northern Europe would have been “statistically impossible” without climate change driven by human activity. | A study published this year by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich said the 2018 summer heatwave across northern Europe would have been “statistically impossible” without climate change driven by human activity. |
| On Wednesday, a weather station at Gilze-Rijen in the southern Netherlands registered 38.8C, surpassing a record dating back 75 years, and Belgium set a new all-time high of 40.2C at Angleur. | |
| Germany recorded a probable record of 40.5C in the town of Geilenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, surpassing the previous high of 40.3C recorded in Bavaria in 2015. The reading was taken at a Nato weather station, not one operated by DWD, and has yet to be officially confirmed. | Germany recorded a probable record of 40.5C in the town of Geilenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, surpassing the previous high of 40.3C recorded in Bavaria in 2015. The reading was taken at a Nato weather station, not one operated by DWD, and has yet to be officially confirmed. |
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