In UK national emergency over ‘exceptional’ temperatures. Wildfires in France, Spain and Greece

Britain’s Meteorological Office weather forecaster has declared a national emergency, issuing a red “extreme heat” warning for parts of England for Monday and Tuesday next week when temperatures could reach record highs.

“Exceptional, perhaps record-breaking, temperatures are likely on Monday, then again on Tuesday,” the Met Office said on its website on Friday.

“Nights are also likely to be exceptionally warm for the UK, especially in urban areas. This is likely to lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.”

The highest ever recorded temperature in Britain was 38.7C recorded in Cambridge University Botanic Garden on July 25, 2019.
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1. The United Kingdom has issued an extreme heat warning for southern and central areas on Sunday. Experts said that Britain's infrastructure and housing need to adapt to cope with the rising intensity of heat waves. [WION]
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2. Temperatures are set to rise by another 10C in much of England over the coming days, increasing the strain on hospital and train services. [ES]
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3. Europe heatwave: Thousands escape wildfires in France, Spain and Greece.

Italy and Croatia have also reported forest fires this week, and strong winds have greatly increased the risk of wildfires in five regions in Greece, civil protection officials have warned.

Central Greece, Attica and Create are among the areas most at risk and officials have appealed to Greeks not to do anything that could spark a fire.

Temperatures were set to top 40C in large areas of western Spain as well as Portugal on Friday. At Pinhão in the north, 47C was recorded on Thursday, a record high for July in mainland Portugal.

However, forecasters in Spain said temperatures would begin to fall on Friday. [BBC]
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EU mobilizes firefighting planes to Portugal. In Spain temperatures rose to 43 degrees Celsius:
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Hottest pre-summer heat waves in 20 years, temperatures touch 43-degree Celsius in Spain, 32 in UK:
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Up to 49 degrees: Heat wave hits Europe and Asia, 48 degrees in Italy:
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Alpine glacier collapses in Italy, 6 dead and 10 missing. The moment the glacier breaks off:
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