Europeans seek shade as heatwave grips much of the continent
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Europe’s record for the hottest temperature ever recorded could be broken this week, with Italy issuing new hot weather red alerts for 16 cities as another heat dome heads towards the Mediterranean region.
A new anticyclone dubbed “Charon”, who in Greek mythology was the ferryman of the dead, advanced into the region from north Africa on Sunday and could lift temperatures well above 45C in parts of Italy.
“We need to prepare for a severe heat storm that, day after day, will blanket the whole country,” Italian weather news service said.
“In some places ancient heat records will be broken.”The hottest temperature recorded in Europe was 48.8C in Sicily, in August 2021.
The new heat dome enters Europe as the region is already experiencing deadly heat and wildfires with temperatures above 40C.
At least 4,000 people were evacuated in Spain as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires tearing through La Palma.
It comes as extreme temperatures are breaking records worldwide as both the US and China saw the mercury crossing 50C on Sunday.
British holidaymakers reportedly changing plans for fear of heatwave
Some British holidaymakers are changing their plans for fear of the European heatwave, it has been reported.
Justine Rush, 53, who is in Corfu, told the Observer: “It’s properly hot – too hot to go outside in the day, except when you’re in the sea. We’ve had to stay in our room most of the day.”
Paola Deitan, 29, from Marlborough, Wiltshire, was planning to travel with her best friend to Greece, but has now opted for Barcelona, the newspaper said.
People can change their holiday plans, but normal conditions apply, including cancellation fees.
In pictures: Heatwave in Europe
A man cools off in a fountain during a heat wave in Rome, Italy
Jose Fernandez, 46-year-old, a forest firefighter from the R13 group, works to extinguish the Tijarafe forest fire on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain
People bathe in the area of Lake Sirio to cool off, in the province of Turin, Italy
Extreme heatwave in US while flooding killed at least five
An extreme heatwave peaked in the western United States on Sunday, with temperatures reaching 128 Fahrenheit (53 Celsius) in the California desert, while flash flooding continued to menace the Northeast, killing at least five people.
Nearly a quarter of the US population fell under extreme heat advisories, partly due to a stubborn heat dome that has been parked over western states. While baking parts of the country, the heat dome has also helped generate heavy rains in the Northeast, a pattern expected to continue for days if not weeks, according to the National Weather Service.
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia, downpours and flash flooding over the weekend killed at least five people. Nearly 7 inches (17 cm) of rain fell on the area in 45 minutes late Saturday, Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer told a press conference, claiming five lives as vehicles were swept away. Two children, one aged 2 and the other 9 months, remained missing.
"We continue to look for the two children," Brewer said. "We are not going to give up regardless. The weather is a factor but at this point we are going to continue the operations and have already set things in motion for tomorrow as well."
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday urged residents in her state to avoid travel until the rain passes, saying that "your car can go from a place of safety to a place of death" if swept up in a flash flood.
The rains were expected to ease on Monday but nonetheless created havoc throughout much of the Northeast in recent days, with Vermont in particular reporting catastrophic flooding in its capital Montpelier.
South East Water says it lost £17 million in year due to extreme weather
South East Water said it had lost around £17 million in the year to the end of March due to extreme weather.
The business said the cost of the exceptional conditions had come from directly responding by sourcing new water, paying compensation to customers and repairing leaks caused by last year’s heatwave and other similar events.
It helped push the company into a pre-tax loss of £74.2 million, down from a profit of £17 million a year earlier. Revenue was up 2.5% to £257.5 million.
South East Water supplies about 2.2 million homes in Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.
China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records
A remote township in China's arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50C weather just six months ago.
Temperatures at Sanbao township in Xinjiang's Turpan Depression soared as high as 52.2C on Sunday, state-run Xinjiang Daily reported on Monday, with the record heat expected to persist at least another five days.
The Sunday temperature broke a previous record of 50.3C, measured in 2015 near Ayding in the depression, a vast basin of sand dunes and dried-up lakes more than 150 m (492 ft) below sea level.
Since April, countries across Asia have been hit by several rounds of record-breaking heat, stoking concerns about their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate. The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5C is moving out of reach, climate experts say.
Prolonged bouts of high temperatures in China have challenged power grids and crops, and concerns are mounting of a possible repeat of last year's drought, the most severe in 60 years.
China is no stranger to dramatic swings in temperatures across the seasons but the swings are getting wider.
Heat Index at Persian Gulf Airport recorded at 66C
The heat index at the Persian Gulf International Airport reached 66 degrees Celsius or 152 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, according to data from the US National Weather Service.
The heat index is different from the air temperature, which stood at 40C at the location.
It refers to a measure of what temperature feels like to the human body, combining humidity with ambient air temperature.
New heat storm 'Charon' stretches into southern Europe
Europe’s record for the hottest temperature ever recorded could be broken this week, with Italy issuing new hot weather red alerts for 16 cities as another heat dome heads towards the Mediterranean region.
A new anticyclone dubbed “Charon”, who in Greek mythology was the ferryman of the dead, advanced into the region from north Africa on Sunday and could lift temperatures well above 45C in parts of Italy.
“We need to prepare for a severe heat storm that, day after day, will blanket the whole country,” Italian weather news service said.
“In some places ancient heat records will be broken.”The hottest temperature recorded in Europe was 48.8C in Sicily, in August 2021.
A man cools off in a fountain during a heat wave in Turin, Italy
California's Death Valley on track to beat its own record for highest temperature on Earth
California's Death Valley has recorded a temperature of 53 degrees Celsius on Sunday amid sweltering global temperatures that are baking parts of Asia and Europe as well.
The Furnace Creek area in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California's border with Nevada and has long been considered the hottest place on Earth, recorded 53.33C, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
Meteorologists are raising concerns that amid extreme temperatures worldwide, Furnace Creek can see the mercury rising up to 55C or above.
The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.67C in July 1913 at Furnace Creek. However, there are some disputes over this reading.
Temperatures at or above 54.4C have only been recorded on Earth a handful of times, mostly in Death Valley.
Japan issues heatstroke alerts for tens of millions of people
Amid sweltering heat in parts of Asia, Japan has issued heatstroke alerts on Sunday to tens of millions of people warning that the heat was at life-threatening levels.
Japan saw temperatures soaring to nearly 40C in some places, including the capital Tokyo.
The government issued heatstroke alerts for 20 of the country’s 47 prefectures, mainly in the east and southwest, affecting tens of millions of people.
While record-high temperatures were scorching swathes of the country, torrential rain pummelled other regions.
Foreign tourists walk on the pavement along the Imperial Palace Gardens in the intense heat in Tokyo
Over 50C temperatures recorded in China and US
As southern Europe is grappling with record-breaking heat, the US and several countries in Asia are also experiencing record-breaking temperatures.
China's Sanbao city recorded an extreme temperature of 52C on Sunday while in the US Death Valley, known for being the world's hottest place, recorded 51C.
Some parts of Europe are on track to challenge these figures later this week, forecasters have warned.
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