Europe burns: since 1947, it was not so hot in Paris

Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands recorded Thursday temperatures above 40 degrees and Paris, the French capital, experienced the hottest day in history since taking action, reported the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

This is the second time in less than a month that Europe is undergoing a widespread and intense heat wave, with new historic high and low temperature records, the agency said. United Nations.

High temperatures have led to disruptions in transport, infrastructure problems and tensions that have consequences for health and the environment, the official report added.

The new absolute record for the capital of France was recorded at the meteorological station Centenary Paris-Monsouris and beats a previous record, dating back to July 28, 1947, at 40.4 ° C since the peak of the day. Yesterday reached 43 ° C, the average temperature in Baghdad, Iraq, in July, explained the WMO.

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