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BBC News
33 minutes ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads
Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places over the Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are among the countries affected - with the Spanish city of Seville forecast to hit 42C. Hot air from North Africa, which is spreading across the Balkans to holiday destinations such as Croatia, is contributing to the soaring temperatures. BBC Weather says the heatwave is "very intense" for this time of the year -with the continent normally experiencing such high temperatures in July and early August. In Spain, emergency staff have been placed on standby to deal with a surge in heatstroke cases especially among the vulnerable including children, the elderly and those with chronic authorities are advising residents in several cities, including Rome, Milan and Venice - where several A-list celebrities have gathered for the wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TV presenter Lauren Sanchez - to stay indoors between 11:00 and 18:00 local time. France, meanwhile, has been experiencing a heatwave for more than a week. Orange heat alerts, the country's second-highest warning, were issued for southern regions on Friday. In the city of Marseille, municipal swimming pools are being opened free of charge until the end of the heatwave. Yellow and amber alerts are also in place for parts of England this weekend, with temperatures set to reach 32C. The heatwave is forecast to last until Tuesday evening. Wildfires have already struck some parts of Europe, including Greece, where coastal towns near the capital, Athens, erupted in flames that destroyed homes - forcing people to evacuate. While it is hard to link individual extreme weather events to climate change, heatwaves are becoming more common and more intense due to climate at World Weather Attribution, who analyse the influence of climate change on extreme weather events, say June heatwaves with three consecutive days above 28C are about 10 times more likely to occur now compared to pre-industrial times.
The Independent
4 hours ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Amber heat health alerts issued across UK as temperatures set to soar above 30C
Amber heat health alerts have been issued for large parts of England as temperatures are set to rise to 30C in the South East on Saturday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued the amber heat-health alert from 12pm on Friday to 6pm on Tuesday. The warning affects East Midlands, South East, South West, East of England and London, the UKHSA said. A yellow health warning is also in place in Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands. The alert is the second highest, behind red, on the UKHSA's system, and the agency has warned of the possible impacts on health and social services. The UKHSA's weather health alert system provides early warning to the health and social care sector when adverse temperatures are likely to impact the health and well-being of the population. Another heatwave could be on the way this week, with temperatures forecast to reach 30C. On Friday, temperatures reached 29C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and the weather is forecast to climb over the next couple of days, according to the Met Office. North-west England, parts of Northern Ireland and southern Scotland could see some rain on Saturday, and Scotland will see average temperatures for the time of year, but across England it could hit between 29C and 30C in the south east, the forecaster said. On Sunday, temperatures will pick up, north-western Scotland may still see rain, but everywhere else will be warmer, with expected highs of 30-31C in the south east. An official heatwave is recorded when areas reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days, with thresholds varying from 25C to 28C in different parts of the UK. The East Midlands, South East, South West, East of England and London have been given a risk score of 12 out of 16, meaning there will be 'significant impacts across health and social care services' due to the high temperatures. The UKHSA warned high temperatures could cause a rise in deaths, particularly among those over 65 or with health conditions. Younger age groups may also be affected, it said. It also warned that there will likely be an increase in demand for health services, and indoor environments overheating, increasing the risk to vulnerable people. There may also be issues managing medicines and an increased demand for power exceeding capacity, the UKHSA said. Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands, which have been issued a yellow warning, were given a risk score of 10 out of 16, meaning "significant impacts are possible" due to high temperatures. Many charities have also issued warnings as the hotter weather continues this week. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging people with heart conditions to take precautions to minimise potential health risks during a heatwave. Meanwhile, Age UK has urged people to check in on older relatives, friends, and neighbours to see if they need anything and to make sure they are not feeling overwhelmed by the excessive heat.
Bloomberg
8 hours ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
UK Temperatures Could Hit 30C on Saturday Amid Amber Health Alert
Temperatures could hit 30C on Saturday amid the second amber heat health alert in two weeks. On Friday, temperatures reached 29C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and the weather is forecast to climb over the next couple of days, according to the Met Office.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Temperatures could hit 30C on Saturday amid amber heat health alert
Temperatures could hit 30C on Saturday amid the second amber heat health alert in two weeks. On Friday, temperatures reached 29C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and the weather is forecast to climb over the next couple of days, according to the Met Office. It comes as a second amber heat health alert in two weeks came into force on Friday. The alert, which covers London, the East Midlands, South East, South West and East of England, will last until 6pm on Tuesday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also issued a yellow alert for Yorkshire and Humber and the West Midlands for the same time period, with the agency warning of significant impacts across health and social care services. Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: 'The big talking point at the moment is the rise in temperatures we're going to be seeing over the next few days.' North-west England, parts of Northern Ireland and southern Scotland could see some rain on Saturday, and Scotland will see average temperatures for the time of year, but across England it could hit between 29C and 30C in the south east, the forecaster said. On Saturday, there will be some clouds and it will be quite blustery, but it will ease on Sunday. On Sunday, temperatures will pick up, north-western Scotland may still see rain, but everywhere else will be warmer, with expected highs of 30-31C in the south east. Here's a look at the weather for part 1 of the weekend ⤵️ — Met Office (@metoffice) June 27, 2025 There will be a north-west and south-east split on Monday with a chance of it feeling wetter and windier across the north west, but the heat will remain across central and southern regions. Temperatures could reach 34C on Monday, which if it did, would only be the fourth time in June since the 1930s, Mr Vautrey said. Meanwhile, the June record stands at 35.6C, recorded at Southampton Mayflower Park on June 28 1976 and again at Camden Square, north London, on June 29 1957. Mr Vautrey said there is a 20% chance it will reach that mark. Tuesday will hold the heat and a maximum temperature of 34C is possible, before it will become cooler towards the mid-20s in the middle of next week, the forecaster added. An amber alert was previously issued for all regions in England on June 19, the first time it had been used since September 2023. On the same day, temperatures reached 32.2C in Kew, west London, before heatwaves were declared across England and Wales. An official heatwave is recorded when areas reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days, with thresholds varying from 25C to 28C in different parts of the UK.
Al Arabiya
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
For Eastern US, Temperatures Swing High, Then Swing Low. They'll Soon Go Back Up
After days of blistering heat, the nation's sweaty East Coast got to open windows, step outside, and get temporary relief on Friday as temperatures plummeted as much as 40 degrees and humidity dropped alongside. At least 68 record highs were set and more than 20 places logged triple-digit heat from Sunday through Wednesday before a cold front from the north broke a heat dome's grip on the region Friday. Boston, which hit a record 102 degrees Fahrenheit (about 39 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday, was at 61 (about 16 degrees Celsius) on Friday. That blast of cool comfort brought temperatures as much as 10 to 15 degrees below normal but didn't come close to breaking cold records, said Frank Pereira, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center. 'About the only place that could break a cool record of any kind Friday is one tiny station in Philadelphia at the Franklin Institute where the lowest recorded high for the day is 75 (about 24 degrees Celsius). It was expected to get up to only about 72 (about 22 degrees Celsius),' Pereira said. 'But records don't go back very far at that site and meteorologists in Philadelphia don't consider it representative of the area, which is unlikely to get a record for cool,' said meteorologist Ray Martin in the local weather forecast office in Mount Holly, New Jersey. 'That's what's so telling about this weather whiplash from hot to cool–and soon to go back to hot,' said Climate Central chief meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky. 'We've had so many record highs, not only our daytime maximum temperatures but our overnight low temperatures, throughout a widespread region of the country, so this massive shift feels great and it's giving everyone a break, which is nice,' Woods Placky said. 'But it's not necessarily coming with record lows on the other side. That's a signature of human-caused climate change from the burning of fossil fuels,' she said. 'We're getting so many record highs anymore that it doesn't feel like it's big news because it's happening so often. But we just don't get as many record lows as frequently.' Climate Central's record tracker shows 68 high temperature marks set since Sunday and only three low ones: Billings, Montana; Casper, Wyoming; and Jackson, Idaho–all recorded on Sunday. For the first five months of this year, there have been nearly twice as many daily high records–14,863–set in the US as low records–7,855–according to records compiled by meteorologist Guy Walton, who tracks NWS records. For the 2020s as a whole, it's well over double, with 221,971 daily high records set and 93,429 daily low records set. Except for the Dust Bowl era–which the ratio of highs to lows still don't come close to doubling–the number of record daily highs and lows were within 20 percent of each other from the 1920s to the 1980s, but since then the ratio of record heat to record cold has taken off. This Eastern cooling won't last, the weather service's Pereira said. Soon the heat will be back and temperatures in the East will once again be above normal, even for summer. But he said, 'We're not looking at temperatures that are as oppressive as they were earlier in the week.' Weather whiplash from one extreme to another is often a sign of human-caused climate change because the jet stream–the river of air high above us that moves weather systems along, generally from west to east–is weakening, getting wavier, and getting stuck more because of global warming, Woods Placky and other scientists said. When that happens, it means more extremes, such as a heat wave or a drought or downpours. And then when the stuck jet stream moves on, it sometimes results in opposite extreme weather.
