After a record warm May in France, temperatures continue to rise in June. On Friday, it was measured over 40 degrees in several places in the country. According to the meteorological institute Météo France, the temperature record for June was broken in 11 areas on Friday, and on Saturday it is expected that it will be even warmer, writes The Guardian. The heat means that in parts of the country a ban on public outdoor events has been introduced, such as concerts. It is also not allowed to have public events indoors in rooms without air conditioning. But private events, such as weddings, are legal, reports the BBC. Already on Friday, temperatures of over 40 degrees were measured in France. Photo: YOHAN BONNET / AFP French authorities are on alert due to the heat, and ask people to avoid the heat if they can. – The hospital has good capacity, and tries to keep up with demand, says Minister of Health Brigitte Bourguignon. – A foretaste of the future The extreme heat that several European countries have experienced in recent times is coming in record time. – This is the earliest registered heat wave in France since 1947, says Matthieu Sorel at Météo France to AFP. He believes that several regions in the country will experience that temperature records will be broken this year. Cows seek shelter in the barn to cool off in the heat of Pipriac. Photo: DAMIEN MEYER / AFP Researchers say that such intense heat periods will come more often and last longer due to global warming. “What we see now is unfortunately a foretaste of the future if the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to increase,” Clare Nullis of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva told The Guardian. Forest fires in Spain Spain has also experienced high temperatures. Summer has started about 20 to 40 days earlier than he did 50 years ago. In the last week, large parts of the country have had temperatures well above 40 degrees. On Sunday, there is hope for slightly lower temperatures, Euronews reports. May was the warmest in 100 years in Spain, writes The Guardian. Firefighters try to put out forest fires in Spain. Photo: PAU BARRENA / AFP Several cities in the country, including Catalonia, are fighting firefighters against forest fires that are raging. Heat, wind and torrential rain make the extinguishing work difficult. No deaths or injuries as a result of the fires have been reported so far, writes Reuters. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz thanked the fire brigade on Friday. “They risk their lives in the front line of the fires,” he said. Po drained The heat means that Italy’s longest river, Po, has not had a lower water flow in 70 years. This means that many parts of the river are completely dried out, reports Reuters. In northern Italy it has not rained for three and a half months. Many lakes and small rivers are drying up. This makes farmers in the region fear that they will lose large parts of this year’s crop. Parts of Italy’s longest river, the Po, are drained due to low rainfall and high temperatures. Photo: Luca Bruno / AP Several cities in the north say they want to introduce water rationing. The authorities in the Lombardy region say they may declare a state of emergency due to the situation, writes The Guardian.
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