Europe Has Extremely Hot Weather with 42 Degrees Celsius

VIVA – France, Spain and other Western European countries have the highest heat temperatures until 42 degrees Celsius. This was caused by a heatwave on Saturday, June 18, 2022. The heatwave in this European country has sparked wildfires and fears of a burst of extreme temperatures.

This case is in accordance with the predictions of scientists that the phenomenon strikes at the beginning of the year due to global warming.

The city of Biarritz in southwestern France, one of the country's most sought-after seaside resorts, has its highest temperature of 41 degrees celsius.

It causes queues of hundreds of people and traffic jams forming outside a water park in France. People visit to see the water for protection from the hot weather.

"The temperature in France can reach 42 degrees celsius in some areas," said Meteo France, quoted from Channel News Asia, Monday, June 20, 2022.

He also added that the record scorching weather in June had been beaten in 11 regions on Friday, June 17, 2022.

"It is the earliest heatwave recorded in France since 1947," said Matthieu Sorel, a climatologist at Meteo France.

"Many records of all time temperatures are likely to be beaten in some areas. This weather is climate change," he added.

Forest fires also broke out in Spain on Saturday, June 17, 2022 burning almost 20,000 hectares of land in the northwestern Sierra de la Culebra region. The fire forced several hundred people to flee their homes, and 14 villages were evacuated.

Firefighters are still fighting fires in several other areas, including forests in Catalonia. There have also been fires in Germany, where temperatures are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday, although only to reach 36 degrees Celsius.

Dutch authorities say that they expect on Saturday, June 25, 2022 to be the hottest day of this year so far.

Britain recorded its hottest day of the year falling on Friday, June 24, 2022 with temperatures hitting more than 30 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, meteorologists said.

"I think, for now, people are just enjoying it, but if it gets hotter than this, I think it's a concern," said Claire Moran, an editor in London.