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But some have been surprised at how soon 40C has happened in the UK. The Met Office said these temperatures were thought improbable a decade ago.
With temperatures spiking above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), wildfires are raging across several countries in Europe, prompting mass evacuations.New fires have appeared in the north of Yakutia, in places where there were no fires last year and where it had not burned at all before,” he said. Recommendations for actions to take to protect yourself from smoke. These recommendations were developed by EPA scientists who are experts in air quality and health. Smith said that while parts of Siberia and Canada have always experienced wildfires, the worry is that the fires are now becoming so much more frequent.
There is a heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing and you need to start taking action now to protect you and your family. The country’s director-general of health said there were 1,063 heat-related deaths between July 7 and July 18.Tonight, a band of heavy, showery rain will progress eastwards across Britain, falling as thundery showers in places. A blaze in the municipality of Ateca in the province of Zaragoza on Wednesday led to the suspension of all train services with Madrid, Aragon and Catalonia. Wildfire Risk index for the pan-European Scale. This includes two main groups of components by considering the fire danger and the vulnerability on three categories: people, ecological, and economic values. But now the city is blanketed in haze as nearby wildfires tear through forests that have been parched by weeks of heatwaves. The fires are so big, and the winds strong, smoke is traveling as far away as Alaska. A major blaze in the village of Wennington in east London ripped through fields and homes, with the full extent of the damage - and any casualties - yet to be determined