Germany hit by record temperatures as heatwave moves east
The German Weather Service said the reading could still change after quality checks, while forecasters expect temperatures above 40 C to continue through the weekend.
- On Friday, Germany recorded its highest temperature ever at 41.3 degrees Celsius in Saarbr, as extreme heat impacted at least 150 million people across Europe.
- World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis warned of "major impacts" to health and agriculture, calling the current heatwave "the most severe ever recorded" for the region studied.
- In Switzerland, the Beznau nuclear power plant took both reactors off grid Friday as River Aare temperatures reached 25 degrees, while Spain's MoMo system counted 327 heat-linked fatalities between Sunday and Thursday.
- Authorities cancelled the Defqon festival amid code red alerts, while Eurostar rail services broke down near Brussels with about 400 passengers on board; Health Minister Rist reported concern regarding the "emergence of deaths at home."
- Swiss researchers warn winter glacial reserves are nearly depleted, with melting expected to accelerate Monday, while Balkan countries brace for up to 39 degrees Celsius this weekend.
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Germany hit by record temperatures as heatwave moves east
Germans braced for sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was expected to move east after temperatures broke records above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany have all experienced record heat in June, and the weather system could test more records as it rolls across Germany towards Poland. On Friday, a new German record of 41.3 C was reached n…
After the record is ahead of the record: Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland continue to sweat, even on weekends.It was hot, it's hot, it stays hot: Just in time for the holiday start, the temperatures in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland have cracked records.In Saarland, even the German all-time record was exceeded on Friday.The German weather service registered 41.3 degrees in Saarbrücken-Burbach according to preliminary data.The heat record for…
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Germany, Poland poised for soaring temperatures as heatwave moves east
BERLIN: Germans braced for sweltering conditions on Saturday (Jun 27) as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was forecast to move east and bring temperatures approaching 40°C to Germany
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