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Temperatures in parts of Mediterranean Europe were forecast to reach as high as 45C from today as a sweltering heatwave takes over the continent sparking health concerns.
Tourist hotspots Rome, Florence and Bologna are among some of the cities affected
The most significant of which was the named heat wave, Cerberus Heatwave, which brought the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe. Starting on 10 July 2023, the record-breaking Cerberus anticyclone affected many European countries, with the effects felt most severely in parts of Southeast and Southwest Europe such as Cyprus , Greece ...
A third heatwave began in August with parts of France and Spain expected to reach temperatures as high as 38 °C (100 °F). A prolonged hot period also hit the United Kingdom. [10] Although temperatures in most places in Europe subsided in August, a smaller heatwave impacted France on 12 September, with temperatures reaching 40.1 °C (104.2 °F).
The European Union's Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization reported in April 2024 that Europe was Earth's most rapidly warming continent, with temperatures rising at a rate twice as high as the global average rate, and that Europe's 5-year average temperatures were 2.3 °C higher relative to pre-industrial temperatures compared to 1.3 °C for the rest of the world.
Mapped: Temperatures set to soar in Italy, Spain and Greece due to Charon heatwave. Why the heat is an issue. 11:50, Tara Cobham. The hot weather has caused health issues, leading to a strain on ...
The heatwave continued into April with temperatures going above 30 °C in southern parts of Europe making it the first-ever daytime record in April. [2] The highest was recorded in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina, at 33.3 °C on April 14, 2024. [2] After two weeks of persistent heat, a cold spell occurred.