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The UK, normally used to milder climates, saw temperatures of more than 40C (104F) for the first time. Germany saw its hottest day of the year so far while Portugal raised its death toll after days of excess heat.
Deadly wildfires have swept the continent. The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned there was worse to come. Heatwaves have become more frequent and more intense, and last longer because of human-induced climate change.
"In the future, these kinds of heatwaves are going to be normal, and we will see even stronger extremes," WMO chief Petteri Taalas said. In addition to record temperatures in the UK, several fire services declared major incidents after a surge in fires.
A major blaze in Wennington, east London, set homes alight. Residents who had to be evacuated told the BBC that some eight homes and possibly a local church had been destroyed in the fire, while a firefighter at the scene described it as "absolute hell".
In France, 64 different areas registered record-high temperatures on Monday.
Although the all-time high for mainland France has not been topped, the southwest of the country has experienced its biggest wildfires in more than 30 years. Since 12 July, fires have engulfed more than 19,300 hectares (47,700 acres) of the wine-growing Gironde region. Source: BBC
The heatwave that hit the UK in the summer of 1976 was one of the longest in living memory – and, boy, does it live on.
On Tuesday, Britain shattered its record for the highest temperature ever registered – 40.3C (104.5) – amid a heatwave that has battered large swathes of Europe. But some have baulked at the Met Office’s “red warning”, the advice not to barbecue or go to the beach, and trains being canceled, thanks in no small part to memories of that totemic 1970s summer.
Climate experts are adamant that 2022 is different, and that comparisons with 1976 are not very useful at all.
Who is pushing the 1976 comparison?
Inevitably, the heatwave has been co-opted by culture warriors.
Conservative MP John Hayes claimed that people taking precautions during the heatwave are “snowflakes” and “cowards
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A former government minister at the climate change department, Hayes told the Telegraph: “This is not a brave new world but a cowardly new world where we live in a country where we are frightened of the heat. It is not surprising that in snowflake Britain, the snowflakes are melting. Thankfully, most of us are not snowflakes. - CNN
A fierce heatwave left much of western Europe sweltering on Tuesday, fuelling ferocious wildfires and stretching emergency services, as it pushed north and took temperatures to record levels.
After Britain’s warmest night on record, the country’s Met Office said 39.1 Celsius (102.4 Fahrenheit) was provisionally recorded in Charlwood, near Gatwick Airport, south of London.
“If confirmed, this will be the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK,” the Met Office meteorological agency said. “Temperatures are likely to rise further through today,” it added, with predictions that Britain would breach the 40C mark for the first time. - MSN
Temperatures broke all-time records across the UK yesterday (July 19) as the current heatwave continues. The mercury hit 40.2 at London Heathrow in a first for the UK as many sought relief from the sweltering conditions.
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A number of schools sent children home at lunchtime, while many train services were suspended. Many took to social media for their tips and hacks for keeping cool with England and Wales under a “red” extreme heat warning.
Roads were reported to be melting, fires broke out across cities, and chocolate was seen melting on supermarket shelves. With the country struggling through two days of this extreme heat, should we be better prepared for the next one? - MSN
Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires.
Scientists with the EU Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) warned on Tuesday of unhealthy levels of ozone pollution across southern and western Europe which could soon affect northwestern regions.
The World Health Organization has set an eight-hour surface-level ozone exposure limit of 100 micrograms per cubic meter. Southeast England, northern France, and the Benelux region are all currently seeing daily concentrations greater than 120 micrograms.
"The air quality impacts are not negligible in relation to this heatwave," said Mark Parrington, senior scientist with CAMS.
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Ozone pollution forms when heat and sunlight interact with greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds released during the burning of fossil fuels. FoxNews.
