Austria Records Highest Ever Temperature of 40.8C
- On Tuesday, Meteo-France reported that July was the hottest month recorded in France since 1900, surpassing previous records from August 2003 and July 2006, while rainfall fell nearly 70 percent below average.
- Successive heatwaves since May created tinderbox conditions in France, contributing to the spread of the largest wildfire to hit the country last month since 1949, with 92,000 hectares burned since the year began.
- John Kennedy of the World Meteorological Organisation said heatwaves in Europe will be longer and more intense "as long as we keep emitting greenhouse gases," noting high-pressure systems "squat over the continents."
- In Greece, over 500 firefighters are battling a major wildfire near Athens on Mount Kithairon, which broke out Friday and has claimed five lives, including two pilots killed in a helicopter collision on Sunday.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned that Greece faces "extremely difficult" days ahead as high temperatures and dry conditions fuel fires, with winds at the end of July the strongest in 15 years.
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Austria hits record temperature, Hungary curbs power use as Europe feels the heat
The temperature in Austria climbed to a record high on Wednesday, while Hungarians curbed power use as the latest heatwave and drought took their toll on central and southern Europe. Europe, the world's fastest warming continent, has been ravaged by record-breaking heat and destructive wildfires this summer, with France and…
The heat continues in Austria, which is once again breaking temperature records. Neighboring Slovakia is also setting a record.
France experienced an unprecedentedly hot month.
The old temperature record from 2013 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg was broken on Tuesday: In Stammersdorf it had exactly 41 degrees just before 4 pm.
July 2026 was the warmest month ever recorded in France according to Météo France. And in Albi (Tarn) ?
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