London — Britain prepared for a potentially life-threatening heat wave on Saturday. Temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time early next week.
Workers spread gravel on the road, fearing it would melt without protection. The school said it would move classes remotely. And Transport for London, transportation in the city, Encouraging people not to travel On Mondays and Tuesdays, the tracks can bend and bend in the heat.
Cobra, the UK Government’s Supreme Emergency Commission, was also planning an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss how to respond to extreme weather events.
On Friday, the UK’s National Weather Service put parts of the UK down and issued the strictest warning against the heat. Emergency alert Monday and Tuesday. Alex Deakin, a meteorologist at the service, known as the Meteorological Agency, said the warning was the first to apply to extreme heat.
In countries without air conditioning, unprecedented warnings after already hot days have trained people in a series of steps from the authorities.
British newspaper cover On Saturday, he warned about the upcoming “meltdown” and advised people on how to deal with the sizzling temperatures.
British heat waves also occur as part of the broader meteorological system that burned parts of Europe last week and instigated wildfires in France. Portugal And Spain.
In France, thousands of acres of wildfires have occurred south and southwest of the country, and unpredictable wind changes are expected to cause further turmoil in the future.
According to local governments, the most serious fires broke out in the Gironde area near Bordeaux, burning more than 22,000 acres of vegetation and evacuating more than 12,000 people from their homes and campgrounds. Some people sleep in cribs in gymnasiums and event halls.
National weather forecaster Météo France predicted temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius on the Atlantic coast of the country from Sunday to Tuesday.
In Greece, firefighters fought over 50 flames. It is the largest in Crete and the Saronikos region southeast of Athens.
And Spain reached a record 114 degrees Fahrenheit in the southern province of Huelva on Wednesday. The country was also fighting to put out dozens of wildfires.
“Obviously, the longer the heat wave, the greater the impact not only on wildfire problems, but also on people’s health,” said a spokesman for Ruben del Campo. Spanish weighing agency.
Some have said that many older homes do not have air conditioning and are trying to keep them cool in other ways.
In Helgiela de la Sierra, a village near Salamanca in inland Spain, Juana Cerezo said he pulled the mattress onto the terrace overnight to cope with the heat during the heat wave.
“It’s too hot to sleep in the house,” she said.
In Italy, temperatures are well above the seasonal average and are expected to peak at 40 degrees Celsius next week. On Friday afternoon, street sellers fell asleep in the shade while tourists filled the water bottles from Rome’s iconic fountains and wet their hair.
“The heat in Rome in July is relatively normal,” said Stefano August, a 57-year-old florist in the central square of Rome, as temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius.
“The problem is now that it’s been very hot for almost two months,” he said. “We are already very tired.”
Climate scientists say global warming is making extreme temperatures more common, but is it because of human-induced climate warming that certain weather events are intensifying? We are investigating whether it is more likely to occur.
“Climate change is already affecting the potential for extreme heat in the UK,” said Nikos Christidis, a climate attribute scientist at the UK Meteorological Agency, in a news release. He added that the chances of experiencing a heat wave are already high. And will continue.
The report was contributed by Aurelian Breeden From Paris Niki Kissantonis From Athens Gaia Pianijani From Rome Francesca Melendez From Madrid Christine Hauser From London.