German highways are buckling under extreme heat as Central Europe sizzles
German highways are buckling under extreme heat as Central Europe sizzles.
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German highways are buckling under extreme heat as Central Europe sizzles. Air conditioning is not widespread in Germany and many countries in Europe because the continent is largely unused to such oppressive heat. Temperatures in Germany are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Furthermore, Three-quarters of France, encompassing tens of millions of people, were put under a red alert for extreme heat on Thursday and Friday as the mercury topped 40 C (104 F) in some locations, including in Paris. Phone calls to its medical dispatch centers were up nearly 80% compared with the same period in 2025, the authority said. In a statement on Friday evening, the AP-HP hospitals authority said its emergency departments treated nearly 3,000 patients in last 24 hours, over a third more than normal, with a large proportion of them over the age of 75 requiring hospitalization.
In addition, The country recorded its hottest-ever day on Wednesday, as the average temperature measured at 30 French weather stations hit 30 C (86 F.) In the U.K., sweltering conditions are expected to gradually ease this weekend though an amber warning — one step down from red — remained in place until Saturday night. The local fire department reported that temperatures inside the home had reached 35 C (95 F).
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German highways are buckling under extreme heat as Central Europe sizzles.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesAir conditioning is not widespread in Germany and many countries in Europe because the continent is largely unused to such oppressive heat.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesTemperatures in Germany are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThree-quarters of France, encompassing tens of millions of people, were put under a red alert for extreme heat on Thursday and Friday as the mercury topped 40 C (104 F) in some locations, including in Paris.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesPhone calls to its medical dispatch centers were up nearly 80% compared with the same period in 2025, the authority said.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn a statement on Friday evening, the AP-HP hospitals authority said its emergency departments treated nearly 3,000 patients in last 24 hours, over a third more than normal, with a large proportion of them over the age of 75 requiring hospitalization.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe country recorded its hottest-ever day on Wednesday, as the average temperature measured at 30 French weather stations hit 30 C (86 F.) In the U.K., sweltering conditions are expected to gradually ease this weekend though an amber warning — one step down from red — remained in place until Saturday night.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe local fire department reported that temperatures inside the home had reached 35 C (95 F).
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Temperatures in Germany are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideThree-quarters of France, encompassing tens of millions of people, were put under a red alert for extreme heat on Thursday and Friday as…
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideIt was more than 1 C hotter than the long-standing record for June heat in the U.K., set in the summer of 1976.
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sidePhone calls to its medical dispatch centers were up nearly 80% compared with the same period in 2025, the authority said.
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