Britain recorded its hottest day of the year—38.1°C
The United Kingdom recorded its hottest day since the start of the year: temperatures in western London reached 38.1°C. This exceeded the previous high of 38°C, recorded in June, according to Al Jazeera English.
A new wave of extreme heat has swept across a number of European countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. On Thursday, weather services in several countries recorded temperatures above 35°C. Forecasts indicated that the hot weather was expected to affect more than 135 million people in Europe.
For more breaking news, follow the UA.News Telegram channel.
Paris recorded 38°C, and a large part of France was placed under a heat warning. In Italy, similar temperatures were forecast for 29 million residents, particularly along the west coast, in the Po Valley, in the south of the country, and on the islands. In Spain, the heat could affect 25 million people, and temperatures in the country’s central regions reached 37°C.
The Royal College of Nursing in the United Kingdom reported that some nurses fainted from heat exhaustion while working in hospitals without adequate cooling. According to National Health Service (NHS) employee Bailey Williamson, hospitals also recorded more cases of heatstroke, and the NHS struggled to cope with the situation. Scientists link the increasingly frequent and intense heat waves to climate change caused by human activity.
