Extreme Weather in Europe

Warnings in Eastern Europe as extreme heat continues

After breaking temperature records in Germany and the Czech Republic, among others, the heat wave that has hit Central Europe will move eastward in the coming days, reports Bloomberg. Red warnings for extreme heat have therefore been issued in Slovakia, Romania and Serbia, among others.

However, large parts of Eastern Europe have already been plagued by the heat for several days. Already this weekend, Hungary's only nuclear power plant was forced to reduce capacity, because the water from the Danube River - which is used to cool the reactors - was too hot.

According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is the head of the World Health Organization WHO, the heat wave has caused over 1,300 deaths in Europe since June 21.

Several European Countries Set Heat Records in Extreme Heat

On Sunday, the highest temperatures ever recorded were recorded in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, reports the BBC.

In Germany, it was the third day in a row that the heat record was broken – this time with 41.7 degrees. In the Czech Republic, the thermometer showed 41.1 degrees and in Poland 40.5.

According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), the heat has caused over 1,300 deaths in Europe since June 21.

“Heat stress is often called ‘the silent death’ – and European homes, workplaces and schools are not built to cope with these temperatures,” Adhanom Ghebreyesus writes on X.