Europe’s latest heatwave could cause temperatures to surge to 47C later today and the ‘unprecedented’ sweltering weather may continue for weeks to come.
A cooling wind that provided some respite for Greeks suffering in the heat ended up causing the flames to spread even faster and more widely.and, late last night, the ski resort of Riederalp in Switzerland where 200 firefighters were sent to tackle a blaze., though, with forecasts predicting Sardinia may reach up to 47C later today.
Sicily holds the record for Europe’s highest official temperature ever, after meteorologists measured 48.8C in the town of Floridia in August 2021. The World Meteorological Organisation said yesterday it is possible this record may be broken in the coming days as the heatwave intensifies. Experts from the UN agency suggest the hot weather may last for weeks too, saying: ‘A further continuation into August is likely.’: ‘Even if that record is not broken, we are seeing a heatwave the length of which is unprecedented.’Professor Randall Cerveny from the WMO said: ‘If there are any new extreme temperature records during the ongoing heatwaves, we will issue a quick preliminary assessment and then start detailed evaluations as part of our painstaking verification process.
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