A heat wave is spreading across Europe as high summer temperatures arrive early. The scorching weather provides another example of the impact climate change will have
ven under the shade of large umbrellas at Terraza Colon cafe in the heart of Madrid, it was hot. The tables were empty.right now is no good for business,” manager Daniel Benito, 42, said as he helped a waitress rearrange large fans and sprayed the floor with water to try and cool down the space. “It’s just impossible to plan and run a business with such extreme weather.”is forecast to envelop Europe in the coming days.
In Paris, air conditioners were flying off the shelves as residents prepared for temperatures that could hit 37 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Meteo France. Parts of France have been suffering from a drought that could worsen during the heat wave and increase the risk of wildfires. “We are already making hundreds of phone calls every day, as we always do as soon as we receive heat wave alerts from the local authorities,” Penza said. “We don’t wait for the old people to ask for help. We call them over and over to make sure they are fine, they have enough food or medicines when it is too hot to go out.”
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