Europe braced for “dangerous” heatwave

An intense heatwave is affecting large swathes of Europe, with temperatures soaring above 40C in many regions


Forecast temperatures Jun 27, 12:00GMT
(Degrees Celsius)
16-20
22-24
24-28
28-32
32-36
36-40
40-44

Peak city forecasts, Jun 27-28
Madrid 40
SPAIN
UK
Paris 38
FRANCE
Berlin 37
GERMANY
POLAND
Rome 36
ITALY
GREECE

500km 300 miles

Exceptionally hot air blowing in from Sahara


WILDFIRES: Number of wildfires (30 hectares or larger) across Europe already far exceeds entire 2018 season

Jun 26, 2019: 1,385

2008-2018: Average number of fires

1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
	Jan Jan	Feb Mar	Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep	Sep Oct	Nov Dec
	1   29	26  25	22  20	17  8	5   2	30  28	25  23


Sources: World Meteorological Organization, Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), AccuWeather, Emergency Management Service of EU agency Copernicus 
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