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"The UK and Switzerland both recorded the hottest-ever June temperatures on
Thursday, while brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were
linked to the death of a third toddler in France and a sharp rise in medical
emergencies across Europe.
The UK’s new provisional high of 36.7C (98.06F), recorded in Merryfield,
Somerset, surpassed Wednesday’s June record of 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire,
which had beaten the previous peak of 35.6C set in Southampton in 1976.
In Switzerland, the national weather agency said temperatures had exceeded 37C
for the first time in June, breaking a record set in 1947. “A temperature of
38C was even recorded at the Basel weather station” – the same place where the
1947 record was logged, MétéoSuisse said on social media.
Earlier on Thursday, the Met Office – the UK’s weather and climate service –
said a sweltering night in Cardiff broke another heat record for the country.
Temperatures only fell to 23.5C overnight in the Welsh capital, the highest
minimum temperature ever recorded in June.
The scorching temperatures stretched across much of western Europe, with at
least 101 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C on
Thursday, according to the news agency
Agence France-Presse."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
