France - France has the potential to face a heat wave this week. In fact, the temperature of one of the cities in France Saint-Jean-de-Minervois on Thursday (16/6) yesterday reached 40 degrees Celsius.
Reported by CNN , Friday (17/6/2022), the temperature of the city of Saint-Jean-de-Minervois in southern France on Thursday (16/6) afternoon reached 40 ° celsius or 104 ° fahrenheit. This city is said to be the earliest (excluding Corsica) to reach a temperature of 40°C.
According to the Meteo France weather service, temperatures across Spain and France have been well above average for several days, and heat is expected to peak this weekend.
On Saturday (18/6) tomorrow, it is predicted that the temperature in Paris will be hot, it is estimated that tomorrow will be the hottest day in June. Expected high temperatures between 38-39°celsius, or 100-102°fahrenheit will break the previous record heat in the French capital in June, which was set in 1947.
To note, climate scientists have previously warned that such heat waves are becoming more frequent and more severe due to the climate crisis. Five of the 10 hottest days in June in Paris have occurred since 2017.
Temperatures hit catastrophic levels in France in 2019, when Paris hit a record 42.6°C in July. According to the French Ministry of Health, 567 people died during the heatwave between June 24 and July 7 that year.
A second heatwave that summer claimed the lives of another 868 people. Only about 5% of French homes have access to an air conditioning unit, according to the Réseau de Transport d'Électricité - this figure compared to about 85% for US homes.
This heatwave follows last year's hottest summer on record in the wider Europe. Both India and the US are also currently battling extreme heat, with nearly a third of the US population under a heat alert.
Reported by CNN , Friday (17/6/2022), the temperature of the city of Saint-Jean-de-Minervois in southern France on Thursday (16/6) afternoon reached 40 ° celsius or 104 ° fahrenheit. This city is said to be the earliest (excluding Corsica) to reach a temperature of 40°C.
According to the Meteo France weather service, temperatures across Spain and France have been well above average for several days, and heat is expected to peak this weekend.
On Saturday (18/6) tomorrow, it is predicted that the temperature in Paris will be hot, it is estimated that tomorrow will be the hottest day in June. Expected high temperatures between 38-39°celsius, or 100-102°fahrenheit will break the previous record heat in the French capital in June, which was set in 1947.
To note, climate scientists have previously warned that such heat waves are becoming more frequent and more severe due to the climate crisis. Five of the 10 hottest days in June in Paris have occurred since 2017.
Temperatures hit catastrophic levels in France in 2019, when Paris hit a record 42.6°C in July. According to the French Ministry of Health, 567 people died during the heatwave between June 24 and July 7 that year.
A second heatwave that summer claimed the lives of another 868 people. Only about 5% of French homes have access to an air conditioning unit, according to the Réseau de Transport d'Électricité - this figure compared to about 85% for US homes.
This heatwave follows last year's hottest summer on record in the wider Europe. Both India and the US are also currently battling extreme heat, with nearly a third of the US population under a heat alert.
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