Hmmmm….
A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places.
The continent is seeing weather alerts, forest fires and melting pavement in cities.
….
“It was impossible to breathe yesterday,” said Antonela Spičanović, from the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, where temperatures reached 39C (102F) on Wednesday.
….
In Czechia’s capital of Prague, where temperatures reached 34C Wednesday [93 F]
….
In the Romanian capital Bucharest, street thermometers showed 42C (107F) on Tuesday and Wednesday though the official measurements were a few degrees lower.
Alerts issued across Europe as heatwave leaves many in lockdown (msn.com)
For reference, some of the historic hottest temperatures ever recorded for the cities mentioned in the story are:
- Podgorica, 45 C
- Prague, 37.9 C
- Belgrade, 43.6 C
- Bucherest, 42.5 C (official); compare to the official temperature (not the street thermometers) of 37.8 C yesterday
It was 104 F at my house this past week. Everyone was fine. The pavement did not melt, and no one in our region died.
