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The 2003 European heat wave saw the hottest summer recorded in Europe since at least 1540. [2] [3] France was hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of Southern Europe. The death toll has been estimated at more than 70,000. [4] [5]
2003: European heatwave: More than 2,000 people may have died in the UK alone as a result of the hottest summer recorded in Europe since 1540. Temperatures remained above 30 °C (86 °F) for 10 days, between 3 and 13 August. The highest temperature known and accepted was recorded at Faversham, Kent on 10 August when it reached 38.5 °C (101.3 ...
Based on heatwaves in the West Midlands in 2003-2006, it is estimated that reflective “cool” roofs could significantly reduce temperatures by 0.3°C (about 23% of the urban heat island effect). [44] Besides changes in the environment, individual protective behaviours can also reduce the health consequences of heat.
The high temperatures saw the Met Office issue its longest-range amber warning, lasting six days.
Forecasters say there is a higher-than-average chance of heatwaves in the second half of July
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Map of temperature variations in Europe in summer 2003, compared to two years prior. In the summer of 2003, there was a severe heatwave across Europe, considered the warmest summer on the continent since 1540. The heat and drought killed 72,210 people across 15 countries, making it the sixth deadliest disaster worldwide in the first two decades ...
This heat wave was associated with the I-94 derecho. 1983 – United Kingdom experienced a heatwave during July 1983. This was the hottest month ever recorded until it was beaten in August 1995. Temperature difference in Europe from the average during the European heat wave of 2003