France sends out a “unprecedented” hot alarm as new European temperatures kick off

France and other parts of Southern and Eastern Europe have record numbers of thermal alerts.

About 84 of the 96 continental French regions (called sectors) are currently under the orange alarm – the second highest in the country. French climate minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher called it “an unprecedented” situation.

There are also hot warnings in parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and parts of the Balkan countries, including Croatia.

Spain and Portugal both have recorded the hottest June days on weekends.

On Saturday, El Granado in Andalucía had a temperature of 46°C, while on Sunday, the temperature of 46.6c was recorded in the town of Mora in central Portugal.

Many countries have emergency medical services in standby and warn people to stay in as much as possible.

Nearly 200 schools in France have been closed or partially closed due to heat waves, which has been stumbling parts of Europe for more than a week, but is expected to peak in the mid-week.

Education Minister Elisabeth Borne said she is working with regional authorities to care for school children or allow parents who can keep their children at home.

Several forest fires broke out in the southern Kobe Mountains on Sunday, causing evacuation and closure of the highway. Fire authorities have told French media on Monday since.

Meanwhile, 21 Italian cities are on the highest alert – including Rome, Milan and Venice, and Sardinia.

Mario Guarino, vice president of the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine, told AFP that emergency rooms in hospitals nationwide reported a 10% increase in stroke cases.

Part of the UK One of the hottest days ever On Monday, temperatures were 34C or higher in some parts of England.

Spain has been recording its hottest June most of the time and continues to be subject to heat alerts.

“I can’t sleep and have insomnia. I will also get hot air, stop eating and can’t concentrate,” Anabel Sanchez, 21, told Reuters in Seville.

The same is true in Portugal, with seven regions including the capital Lisbon at the highest alert level.

Meanwhile, the German Meteorological Agency warned that temperatures could reach nearly 38 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday – further record temperatures could reach record temperatures.

The Balkans and the countries around them have also been fighting strong high temperatures, although the temperature has begun to cool slightly.

In Türkiye, firefighters continue to work hard to launch hundreds of wildfires that have erupted in recent days.

A fire in the Seferihisar district, 30 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of the resort city of Izmir, has destroyed about 20 houses and has had to be evacuated some residential areas.

Wildfires have also erupted in Croatia, where severe heat warnings are warned of coastal areas.

The temperature in Greece has approached 40 degrees Celsius for a few days, coastal towns near Athens Last week, flames broke out, destroying the houses – forcing people to evacuate.

On Wednesday, Serbia reported its hottest day since the record began, while on Thursday recorded a record 38.8c in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Slovenia, the hottest June temperature ever recorded on Saturday.

Temperatures in Skopje, the northern capital of Macedonia, hit 42 degrees Celsius on Friday – expected to continue within that range.

Although heat waves are a potential health issue, it also affects the climate. Higher temperatures in the Adriatic Sea are encouraging invasive species, such as the poisonous lion fish, which can also put further pressure on alpine glaciers It has already contracted at a record pace.

Although it is difficult to associate individual extreme weather events with climate change, heat waves are becoming increasingly common and increasingly intense due to climate change.