Thursday could be the hottest day in Britain in recorded history.
The extreme conditions — particularly heat waves — are direct symptoms of climate change, Clare Nullis, the meteorological organization's media officer, said.
“We expect when 2019 comes to an end, we will see the warmest five-year period on record. Climate change is very much real, it is not a future distant scenario, it is happening now, and it is playing out through extreme weather events,” she told NBC News. France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are also experiencing above-normal temperatures this week. Nullis said meteorologists in Belgium told her they were having to draw weather maps to include highs of 104 degrees for the first time.While the current blast of hot air is supposed to be short-lived, with temperatures returning to normal by the weekend, it's adding to the toll felt by regions that have already seen extreme heat this season.
“The remarkable thing about the summer so far in Europe is that we are seeing this one-two double whammy,” she said., surpassing 114 degrees in the southern towns of Vérargues and Gallargues-le-Montueux on June 28. Although temperatures have cooled in the weeks in between, the country hasn’t received any rain, Nullis said. The combination of heat and drought is not only drying soil but has also reduced water levels in many rivers.
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