Searing Temperatures Across Europe Trigger Weather Warnings
- France, UK have issued extreme hot weather-related alerts
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A visitor shelters in the shade of a tree on parched ground in Greenwich Park in London, UK. England’s Health Security Agency has placed all regions on a level 3 heat alert from midday on Aug. 9 to 6pm on Aug. 13.
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Another bout of extreme heat and dry weather set to sweep Europe has pushed the UK and France to issue fresh warnings for this week.
The UK Met Office warned of extreme heat in London and southeast England from Aug. 11-14, while the country’s Health Security Agency extended a heat-health alert that started on Tuesday for all regions until Aug. 14. The French state forecaster has a similar “extreme heat” amber warning out for parts of the south.