ROME — Swathes of Europe were baked on Tuesday (July 19) in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather.
Firefighters battled blazes in parts of Greece and the Canary Islands, Spain issued heat alerts while some children in Italy's Sardinia were warned away from sports for safety reasons.From California to China, authorities have warned in recent days of the health dangers of the extreme heat, urging people to drink water and shelter from the sun.Meteo France said a record 29.5°C had been reached in the Alpine ski resort of Alpe d'Huez, which sits at an altitude of 1,860m, while 40.
Fire spokesman Yannis Artopios called it"a difficult day", with another heatwave on the horizon for Thursday, with expected temperatures of 44°C. Temperatures were unforgiving in Italy and in Spain, where three regions were put under hot weather red alerts. "Certainly it's better at the beach, you can at least get a little wind from the sea. It's not even possible to remain in the city, too hot," said Ms Virginia Cesario, 30, at the Focene beach near the capital.The heatwaves across Europe and the globe are"not one single phenomenon but several acting at the same time", said Dr Robert Vautard, director of France's Pierre-Simon Laplace climate institute.
"They mainly buy magnesium and potassium supplements and ask us to measure their blood pressure, which is often low," Ms Angioni said.Nearly 260,000 people were evacuated in southern China and Vietnam before a typhoon made landfall late Monday, bringing fierce winds and rain, but weakening to a tropical storm by Tuesday.
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