Thermal wave shutters, Eiffel Tower, Paris, while baking Europe

Barcelona recorded the most important June more than a century ago, closed the famous Eiffel Tower summit in Paris for visitors and closed hundreds of French schools on Tuesday while Europe was the first main heat wave in the summer.

Health warnings remaining in many European countries. The worst tangible heat was in southern Europe, while temperatures were expected to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 ° C) in Paris and remain unusually high in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Samantha Burgis of the European Center for Medium Range Weather said that abnormally hot weather “exposes millions of Europeans to high thermal pressure” with more typical temperatures in June in July and August. This is June that is likely to be among the five most hot.

The Fabra Observatory in Barcelona has reported a medium temperature for the past month of 78.8 Fahrenheit (26 ° C), and the records were since the records began in 1914. The most hot average of June was 78.08 F (25.6 C), in 2003.

The same weather station said that the highest level in one day was recorded in 100 Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for June on Monday.

Barcelona usually spare the worst heat in Spain, thanks to its location between the hills and the Mediterranean in the northeastern corner of Spain. But most of the country was caught with extreme heat.

“We are witnessing these temperatures because we are witnessing a very intense heat that came early in the summer and is clearly linked to global warming,” said Ramon Pascal, a weather representative in Spain in Barcelona.

Pascal added that the residents of the Mediterranean region are not assisted of the increasing sea temperatures, which greatly reduces any cooling effects of a nearby water body. The weather service in Spain said that the last temperatures of the Mediterranean near the Balearic Islands range from 41-42.8 degrees Fahrenheit (5-6 ° C) higher than the average.

“With the surface temperatures of the water of 26-30 ° C (78-86 Fahrenheit), it is difficult for our nights to refresh,” he said.

The national average in Spain in June 74 Fahrenheit (23.6 ° C) was 33.4 Fahrenheit (0.8 ° C) more hot than the previous June in 2017. The first time that June was hotter than the average temperature in July and August.

Spain also witnessed a new high mark for the month of June on Saturday when 114 F (46 C) was registered in the southern province of Holva.

The streets were also incendiary in the capital of Spain, where you expect Madrid to reach 102 F (39 C), where people tried to keep calm by drinking chilled drinks and sticking to the shade. But the hot nights provided a little rest.

“Today is very bad, but yesterday it was not better,” said Miguel Superra, 63.

France crawls with the Eiffel Tower

In France, the National Weather Agency, Metio France, put several departments under the highest red alert, with the special Paris region in particular. More than 1,300 schools in the country were partial or completely closed.

Visitors to the Eiffel Tower were informed without tickets to postpone their visits as a city teacher’s summit Closed Until Thursday. The operators said that the closure was “to ensure everyone’s comfort and safety.”

It is rare for the Eiffel Tower – which opens 365 days a year and one of the largest tourist attractions in the world. Tower It was closed for a short period In February 2024 for six days due to the strike. Also closed For about three months In early 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, its longest closure since World War II.

The United Kingdom is not fortified

In England, the MET office said that the average June 62.4 F (16.9 C) recorded a new record for this month, while the United Kingdom as a whole, the second year of June since the records began in 1884.

according to Dead officeThe Wimbledon Tennis championship on Monday recorded the most important day of the opening at 91.2 F (32.9 C).

Italy conflicts with heat, heavy rains

In the far south, 17 of 27 main cities in Italy were suffering from a heat wave, according to the Ministry of Health.

There was heavy rains in northern Italy on Monday, and parts of the Bardlixia near Turin were covered in the sludge after the Freejus River exploded.

Near Bologna, one of the cities under heat alert on Tuesday, the 46 -year -old owner collapsed for a construction company and died while restarting the car park, according to the state -run Rai. An autopsy was made to determine the cause, but heat suspected.

How other parts of Europe are going

In the bustling Dutch city, the first respondents said they were preparing a cartridge to the battle of an early water pistol.

“Bring a water pistol and swimwear with you, because you are guaranteed to soak!” The firefighters said at the Instagram post.

The Portuguese weather service issued a statement on Monday night confirming the highest temperature ever recorded in Portugal in Portugal for June 115 F (46.6 C) on June 29 in Mora, west of Lisbon. The previous record was 112 F (44.9 C) in 2017.

Firefighters across Türkiye have tried to contain forest fires, which forced about the evacuation of about 50,000 residents for the third day in a row.

The temperatures were expected to reach 98.6 F (37 C) by Wednesday in large parts of the Czech Republic, including the capital.

The Prague Zoo distributed approximately 22,046 pounds, or 10 metric tons, from ice per day throughout the park, while paying special attention to the original polar bears in the Arctic.

Miroslav Boubec, the director of the zoo, said that the twin brother, Beers Aloturiot, seemed happy when they found parts of the outdoor box covered with a thick layer of ice on Tuesday morning. They rolled on their backs and discovered pieces of frozen squid.