Over the past seven days, a catastrophic heatwave has engulfed Europe, prompting widespread heat advisories in several nations. With temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy were among the worst-hit nations.
Europe has warmed twice as quickly as the world average since the 1980s, making it the continent with the fastest-rising temperatures on Earth, according to a 2024 study by the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The interior town of Mora, west of Lisbon, set a record-high temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday, marking the seventh region to record the greatest maximum temperature in the nation’s history in June. In 2017, the previous record was 44.9.
On Sunday, a rare roll cloud that resembled a thick “tsunami” struck many beaches along the Portuguese coast, surprising many sunbathers as mainland Portugal struggled with a heatwave. With temperatures returning to normal, Portugal appears to have had its worst. The temperature in Lisbon was expected to reach 33 degrees Celsius, which is typical for this season.
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