Telex: Heat wave: records are being broken in Europe, warnings were issued not only because of the heat

Not only Hungary, but all of Western Europe is affected by the June heat wave. Temperature records have been broken, several events have been canceled, but others will be held despite the heat. In Hungary, HungaroMet warns not only of the high heat, but also of the expected high level of UV-B radiation. During the day on Saturday, temperatures of 34 and 39 degrees are expected, and according to the forecast, in Western, Central and Southern Transdanubia, in Pest County and the capital, in the Southern and Northern Great Plains, as well as in Northern Hungary, prepare for very strong UV-B radiation. It is advisable to avoid sunbathing between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Our summary from home and abroad.

• You can see how the heat dome is increasingly settling on Hungary.
• Why does Minister of Economy and Energy István Kapitány ask us not to use air conditioning in the early evening hours? You can find out in this article.
• According to the MVM group, despite the extreme heat the electricity supply is stableno extraordinary intervention is required.
• A red alert has been issued for several regions of Slovenia for the weekend, and in Croatia, the highest level of warning will be in effect in Zagreb, Karlovac, Knin, Rijeka, Split and Dubrovnik on Sunday due to the increasing heat. In the coming days, the temperature may rise to 39 degrees Celsius in some places.
• Forest fires broke out in several places in Bosnia-Herzegovina due to the persistent heat and drought. In Mostar, the landfill that has been burning since Monday is still being extinguished, a forest fire is raging on the Blidinje plateau, affecting more than 1,300 square meters of pine forest.
• The highest temperature on record was measured in Germany. According to preliminary data, the German Meteorological Service (DWD) measured a temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius, higher than ever before, on Friday at 5 p.m. in Saarbrücken-Burbach in the Saar region. The previous record in Germany was 41.2 degrees Celsius, which was measured on July 25, 2019.
• It was blown up in Belgium the traditional presentation of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and the programs of several festivals in the Netherlands were modified or cancelled. In the Netherlands, the authorities have issued a red alert for the first time in their history due to the extreme heat, in some places they can measure up to 40 degrees Celsius.
• Also in the UK and Switzerland temperature records were broken on Thursday. No other country has ever recorded as hot as it is now in June.
• Lyon Pride will be missed because of the heat that has been raging in France for days.
• Sunday’s Paris athletics Diamond League will go ahead despite French police asking organizers to cancel the event as a historic heatwave strains emergency services.
• The Ironman European Championship for triathletes in Frankfurt will be held on Sunday even in the expected heat of 39 degrees Celsius.