Warning to UK holidaymakers after Greece announces 'shut down' as temperatures soar
UK holidaymakers heading to Greece this summer are being warned after the country announced a shutdown in areas popular with tourists. As the country battles a severe heatwave, authorities took the decision to close certain (literal) hotspots.
Iconic Athens landmarks the Acropolis will be closed and outdoor work in parts of the country will also be halted. The ancient monument will be off limits until 5pm on Tuesday for the 'safety of workers and visitors, owing to high temperatures. '
According to the Greek Ministry of Labour outdoor work will also be halted from 12pm to 5pm in multiple regions, including islands popular with UK holidaymakers, reports Birmingham Live.
Michalis Keskinidis, a 43-year-old courier told the AFP news agency: "Days with a heatwave make my job more difficult.
'We drink a lot of water, use electrolytes, and take breaks whenever possible.'
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - the UN body responsible for assessing climate change - it is now "unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land".
Climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins from Reading University warns that "1C of global warming does NOT mean that heatwaves 'just' get hotter by 1C. Over large parts of the UK, global warming means that heatwaves are 3-4C warmer".
Climate projections from the Met Office indicate that "hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the southeast of the UK.
Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons, but the heat would be most intense in summer."
The BBC Weather team says: "Friday's update could provide more clarity about the most likely conditions for next week and give a further outlook for the period after that which might indicate if we are going to see cooler conditions towards the end of July and into August."
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The Met Office expects a largely dry and sunny day away from the extreme northwest of Scotland where there will still be some cloud and patchy drizzle. Hot elsewhere in the sunshine but slightly cooler along eastern coasts.
Its forecast says: "Dry and clear for most with some locally high temperatures, making it feel muggy for some. Some low cloud and sea fog around coastal areas."
The Met Office expects a largely dry and sunny day away from the extreme northwest of Scotland where there will still be some cloud and patchy drizzle.
Hot elsewhere in the sunshine but slightly cooler along eastern coasts.
Its forecast says: "Dry and clear for most with some locally high temperatures, making it feel muggy for some.
"Some low cloud and sea fog around coastal areas."
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