Fierce heatwave sweeps across Europe

A heatwave is expected to bring extreme conditions across large swathes of southern Europe in the next few days

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECAST, Jul 16 (°C)

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Italy: Record European temperature of 48.8°C registered near Syracuse, Sicily, in Aug 2021, could be exceeded in coming days. Red alert warning issued for 10 cities, including Rome, Florence and Bologna

2022 HEATWAVE
61,672 people died in Europe as result of heat

HIGHEST DEATHS
Italy 18,010
Spain 11,324
Germany 8,173
France  4,807
UK      3,469
Greece  3,092
Romania 2,455
Portugal 2,212 
Bulgaria 1,277
Poland 763


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Temperatures could surpass 40°C in parts of France, Greece, and Turkey

Spain: Sweltering for days in temperatures of up to 45°C in much of country

    

Sources: ClimateReanalyzer.org, ISGlobal Institute, Reuters, BBC © GRAPHIC NEWS