Two dead in Italy, since much of Europe

Two people have died in Italy as temperatures continue to increase in the middle of an intense heat wave in Europe.

In Bologna, a 47 -year -old man died after getting sick in a construction site, while a 70 -year -old man was drowning during sudden floods in a tourist complex west Turin.

In another part of the continent, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated due to forest fires in western Turkey, while the upper part of the Eiffel Tower in Paris has been closed due to the heat wave.

Parts of Spain and Portugal registered their highest temperatures in June, with 46c registered in Granado in southwest Spain, one day after the records broke in Mora in the center of Portugal.

The Aemet Meteorological Agency of Spain said that several places through the Iberian Peninsula had exceeded 43 ° C, but a respite in temperatures was on its way since Thursday.

The night temperatures recorded during the night on Tuesday reach 28 ° C in Seville and 27 ° C in Barcelona.

In Türkiye, rescuers evacuated more than 50,000 people, mainly from the western province of Izmir, while firefighters continued to take hundreds of forest fires that had exploded in recent days.

The fires have also swept parts of the provinces of Bilecik, Hatay, Sakarya and Manisa.

The forest minister, Ibrahim Yumakli, said that in the last three days, emergency teams had responded to 263 forest fires throughout the country.

In France, many cities experienced their hottest night and day registered for June of Monday, but the forecasts have said that the heat wave should expect to reach its maximum point on Tuesday.

The climate minister, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, called an “unprecedented” situation.

For the first time in five years, the Paris region has activated a red alert, along with 15 other French regions. The Ministry of Education has said that 1,350 public schools will be partial or completely closed on Tuesday.

A 46.6 C (115.9F) reading was recorded in Mora, Portugal, about 60 miles east of Lisbon on Sunday. Portuguese weather officials were working to confirm whether that marked a new record for June.

In Italy, the Tuscan region has seen hospital income increases by 20%, according to local reports.

The Italians in 21 of the 27 cities have been subjected to the highest heat alert and 13 regions, including Lombardy and Emilia, have been advised that they do not venture outside during the hottest periods of the day.

In Lombardy, outdoor work has been prohibited from 12:30 to 16:00 on hot days in construction, roads and farms until September.

Temperatures in Greece have approached 40 ° C for several days and forest fires reached several coastal cities near the capital Athens destroy homes and force people to evacuate.

Parts of the United Kingdom were just one of the most popular days of June on Monday.

The highest temperature of the day in the United Kingdom was recorded at Heathrow Airport in London at 33.1 ° C. Meanwhile, Wimbledon registered a temperature of 32.9 ° C, the most popular opening day of the registered tennis tournament.

In Germany, the country’s weather service warned that temperatures could reach almost 38 ° C on Tuesday and Wednesday, potentially record temperatures.

The heat wave lowered the levels on the Rhine River, an important shipping route, which limits the amount that load ships can transport and increase load costs.

Countries in Balkans and their surroundings have also been fighting with intense heat, although temperatures have begun to cool. Forest fires have also been informed in Montenegro.

While the Heatwave is a potential health problem, it is also affecting the environment. The highest temperatures in the Adriatic Sea encourage invasive species such as poisonous lionfish, while causing more stress in alpine glaciers that are It already shrinks at record rates.

The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that the heat wave highlighted the need for climate adaptation: to move away from practices and energy sources, such as fossil fuels, which are the main cause of climate change.

“The increase in temperatures, the increase in seas, floods, droughts and forest fires threaten our life rights, health, a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and much more,” he told the UN Human Rights Council.

Thermal waves are becoming more common due to the climate change caused by humans, according to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on climate change.

The warm end climate will occur more frequently, and will become even more intense, as the planet continues to heat up, he said.

Richard Allan, Professor of Climate Sciences at Reading University in the United Kingdom, explained that greenhouse gas levels are making it difficult for the planet to lose excess heat.

“The warmer and more thirsty atmosphere is more effective in drying soils, which means that heat waves intensify, with moderate heat events now become extremes.”