Extreme Heat in Europe: Which Countries Face the Biggest Costs?
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The suffocating heat has today marked the day in Europe, as citizens and authorities prepare for an additional rise this weekend that will bring temperatures above 40 degrees to the doors of the astronomical summer this Sunday.Continue reading...
In this replay, you will find the latest news about the heat wave in France on Friday 19 June.
More than 20 years ago, the two-week episode in the middle of summer was new and surprised the country when no one was prepared for it, resulting in more than 15,000 deaths, including elderly people.
This heat wave lasts extremely long. Even records from the summer of 2003 are shaken.
Météo-France alerts, Friday 19 June, about the new canicule episode that has been taking place on the country since Thursday. France could experience, in this month of June, a heat wave that would have "a duration and severity identical to that of August 2003". Nearly 41 million French are in orange vigilance and several departments could quickly pass in red vigilance. The government will activate, Saturday 20 June, the interministerial crisis c…
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