PARIS: France and Western Europe were preparing for a new wave of record heat on Tuesday, which required the temporary closure of a French nuclear power plant and putting competitors in the legendary cycling Tour de France race to the test.
Meteorologists have forecast new temperatures in several countries, including Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where mercury is expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this Thursday.
On the same day, you could also see the record temperature of all time for the French capital, Paris, 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in 1947, exceeded.
And when the Tour de France reached its last week in the southeast of the country, footbaths for ice and additional water points were available to prevent dehydration.
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"During the third week of the Tour de France, I think such heat could make a difference," said Davide Bramati, head of the Deceuninck sports team, whose cyclist Julian Alaphilippe is currently leading the race. world-famous
The French energy group EDF has announced that it will temporarily close the two reactors of its Golftech nuclear power plant this week in the south of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, to limit the heating of the water used to keep the reactors in expenses.
Reactor # 2 will be closed on Tuesday night and number one on Wednesday, which will remain closed until July 30.
France is preparing for an increase in electricity consumption this week, but the National Electricity Council said Monday that there would be enough supplies.
The European authorities have also issued health warnings, encouraging older or vulnerable people to be particularly vigilant.
In Britain, where temperatures could exceed the record 38.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, asthmatics were warned of a "hot cocktail" of hot, humid weather and rising levels of pollution.
This "could be extremely dangerous for the 5.4 million Britons suffering from asthma, which triggers deadly asthma attacks," said Andy Whittamore, Clinical Director of the Asthma UK charity.
In Holland, where on Tuesday almost the entire country was affected by an "orange code" alert, the government activated its "national heating plan", advising hospitals, retirement homes, and even people. obese
Animals were also a concern.
In France, the government has banned the transport of animals "for economic reasons" between 1 pm and 6 pm in the areas affected by the "orange" and "red" heat alerts.
Paris and the east of the city of Lyon have also banned the most polluting vehicles in the city center to keep the air clean.
The heatwave also caused water shortages in dozens of regions in France, a drought that causes concern among farmers who produce a variety of crops ranging from potatoes to grapes.
The new heatwave in northern Europe follows a three-day temperature rise from June 26 to 28 in France, which was four degrees Celsius (7.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than a heatwave. As rare as June would have been in 1900, according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA). The team said this month.
A study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology revealed that the deadly heatwave that lasted several weeks in northern Europe in 2018 would have been statistically impossible without climate change.
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, who highlighted the problem of global warming through strikes in schools, addressed the French parliament on Tuesday. Some right-wing deputies said their visit was useless. Julien Aubert, a Republican, described her as a "prophetess in shorts, a Nobel Prize for fear" in comments denounced by green activists.
Meteorologists have forecast new temperatures in several countries, including Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where mercury is expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this Thursday.
On the same day, you could also see the record temperature of all time for the French capital, Paris, 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in 1947, exceeded.
And when the Tour de France reached its last week in the southeast of the country, footbaths for ice and additional water points were available to prevent dehydration.
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"During the third week of the Tour de France, I think such heat could make a difference," said Davide Bramati, head of the Deceuninck sports team, whose cyclist Julian Alaphilippe is currently leading the race. world-famous
The French energy group EDF has announced that it will temporarily close the two reactors of its Golftech nuclear power plant this week in the south of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, to limit the heating of the water used to keep the reactors in expenses.
Reactor # 2 will be closed on Tuesday night and number one on Wednesday, which will remain closed until July 30.
France is preparing for an increase in electricity consumption this week, but the National Electricity Council said Monday that there would be enough supplies.
The European authorities have also issued health warnings, encouraging older or vulnerable people to be particularly vigilant.
In Britain, where temperatures could exceed the record 38.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, asthmatics were warned of a "hot cocktail" of hot, humid weather and rising levels of pollution.
This "could be extremely dangerous for the 5.4 million Britons suffering from asthma, which triggers deadly asthma attacks," said Andy Whittamore, Clinical Director of the Asthma UK charity.
In Holland, where on Tuesday almost the entire country was affected by an "orange code" alert, the government activated its "national heating plan", advising hospitals, retirement homes, and even people. obese
Animals were also a concern.
In France, the government has banned the transport of animals "for economic reasons" between 1 pm and 6 pm in the areas affected by the "orange" and "red" heat alerts.
Paris and the east of the city of Lyon have also banned the most polluting vehicles in the city center to keep the air clean.
The heatwave also caused water shortages in dozens of regions in France, a drought that causes concern among farmers who produce a variety of crops ranging from potatoes to grapes.
The new heatwave in northern Europe follows a three-day temperature rise from June 26 to 28 in France, which was four degrees Celsius (7.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than a heatwave. As rare as June would have been in 1900, according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA). The team said this month.
A study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology revealed that the deadly heatwave that lasted several weeks in northern Europe in 2018 would have been statistically impossible without climate change.
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, who highlighted the problem of global warming through strikes in schools, addressed the French parliament on Tuesday. Some right-wing deputies said their visit was useless. Julien Aubert, a Republican, described her as a "prophetess in shorts, a Nobel Prize for fear" in comments denounced by green activists.
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