A heat wave invades Europe: more than 40 ° with the signing of climate change

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has indicated that it was the second time in less than a month that Europe undergoes a generalized and intense heat wave, with new historical records of maximum and minimum temperatures.

The high temperatures generated disruptions in transportation, infrastructure problems and stress that affects public health. The heat was also felt in the environment.

"These intense and extensive heat waves bear the signature of climate change caused by humanssaid Johannes Cullmann, director of the WMO Climate and Water Department.

Cullmann referred to the heat wave perceived in Europe in June of this year as an antecedent of the current.

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A cautious man spends the afternoon at Blackfriars Bridge, London

Last month was "an unusually early and exceptionally intense heat wave in June, setting new temperature records in Europe", so June 2019 was "the warmest recorded on the continent", with an average temperature of 2 degrees above normal".

In Paris, for example, a record high of 43 degrees was recorded on Thursday. average rating for July in Baghdad, Iraq, as reported by WMO.

The brand measured at the meteorological station Centenaire in Paris-Monsouris, in the French capital, broke the previous record going back to July 28, 1947 at 40.4 degrees.

Meanwhile in Germany "a new national temperature record was set, with 41.5 degrees", and in the Netherlands "a heat record of 75 years (set in August 1944) was beaten with a temperature of 38 , 8 degrees. "

"The WMO expects 2019 to be among the hottest five years recordedand 2015-2019 is the hottest time of any other five-year equivalents registered, "added Cullman.