The heat wave strikes!Many European countries caught off guard

The temperatures of Spain and some parts of France in recent days were at least 10 degrees Celsius higher than the same period of previous years.

In the past few days, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and other European countries have been attacked by hot waves. The temperature in some areas has soared for decades, and some areas have drought and wild fire issues severe.

The World Meteorological Organization spokesman Claire Nalis said that the temperature in Spain and parts of France in recent days was at least 10 degrees Celsius higher than the same period of previous years.

The temperature in many places in France reached 40 degrees Celsius on the 16th. This is the first time this year has appeared such a high temperature. The early summer of the summer is caught off guard; it is expected that the temperature will be further increased on the 18th, and the maximum temperature may reach 41 to 42 degrees Celsius.

On the 17th, the highest temperature in some areas of France had risen to more than 40 degrees Celsius. Picture source: NDTV

French provinces issued red warnings of red temperature, and the implementation of students' home summer heat protection and automobile speed limit to reduce exhaust emissions.

There are many forests in Spain, and the Catalan Autonomous Region in the east and the Samora fire on the western border are the most serious.

A Spanish fire helicopter is trying to extinguish the forest fire. Picture source: The Guardian

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned: "The Iberian Peninsula is becoming increasingly arid regions, and the water flow of our river becomes more and more slow."

As another country of Iberian Peninsula, Portugal also encountered rare heat waves and droughts, and multiple reservoir water levels dropped to low. The monitoring of the Portuguese Ocean and Atmospheric Institute showed that last month was the hottest May that Portugal met in 1992.

The drought was severe in northern Italy. As the longest river in Italy, the water level of the Bohe River has fallen to the lowest level in 70 years, and some river sections have completely broken flow. The Secretary -General of the Bohe Basin Management Institution, Meiqiao Belseley, told Ansha that there were no rainfall in some places for 110 days.

In order to save water, the Italian Public Institution Federation carried out night stops at night in 100 cities and Lunbaidi districts in Pipymont's region last week. A agricultural group is worried that due to the exhaustion of river lakes and lack of agricultural irrigation, crops in northern Italy may reduce production by up to 50%this year.

In London, UK, a child is playing in the fountain. Picture source: NPR

The British Meteorological Department said that on the 17th, the hottest day since this year, the highest temperature in many places in the southeast exceeded 32 degrees Celsius. As the temperature rises, more people go to the seaside, lakes, and rivers to solve the heat, and the relevant departments remind them to beware of increased drowning incidents.

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