Hot in the City

 This summer has certainly shown us some warm days. 

There were three different heatwaves during the summer of 2022. 

    June with European temperatures ranging from 40 - 43 degrees Centigrade (or 104 - 109 degrees Fahrenheit). 

    Mid July where UK temperatures went over 40 degrees Centigrade (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time. The UK released a red warning for the heat. 

    In August, parts of France and Spain had temperatures reach as high as 38 degrees Centigrade (100 degrees Fahrenheit). 

(https://suindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Global-Heat-Wave-By-Jeff-Koterba.jpg) 

Portugal had the highest temperature of 47.0 degrees Centigrade (116.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pinhão, Portugal. 

Sadly with the heat comes heat stress and this leads to death. 

    Germany recorded the highest amount of heat related deaths with 8,318, Spain with 2,894, Portugal with 1,063 and the UK with 16. 

Forest fires have been caused with the dry vegetation and the lack of water caused by the high temperatures. There have been wildfires recorded in parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. 

This link shows an animation of the forest fires between the 1st of January and the 30th of June 2022. Note the fires in the northern hemisphere. 

On the 19th of July 2022, the London Fire Brigade had its busiest day with receiving 2, 670 calls instead of the usual 350 calls a day.