Paris Records Its Hottest Day Ever
- 5 years ago
Paris Records
Its Hottest Day Ever On Thursday, the
City of Lights topped
out at 108.6° Fahrenheit. It was the hottest day in
Paris' recorded history,
handily breaking the record
of 104.7° F, set in 1947. A dangerous heat wave
broke temperature records
all over Western Europe
and in the U.K. Met Office, Twitter Cities and towns in
The Netherlands, Germany
and Belgium broke heat
records twice this week. Belgian authorities issued
a code red weather alert
for the first time in 20 years. Because of climate change,
scientists contend that such
heat waves will become
more common. Aghes Buzyn, French Health Minister,
via 'The New York Times' According to scientists, in the past 500 years,
Europe has experienced its hottest summers
in the past 17 years.
Its Hottest Day Ever On Thursday, the
City of Lights topped
out at 108.6° Fahrenheit. It was the hottest day in
Paris' recorded history,
handily breaking the record
of 104.7° F, set in 1947. A dangerous heat wave
broke temperature records
all over Western Europe
and in the U.K. Met Office, Twitter Cities and towns in
The Netherlands, Germany
and Belgium broke heat
records twice this week. Belgian authorities issued
a code red weather alert
for the first time in 20 years. Because of climate change,
scientists contend that such
heat waves will become
more common. Aghes Buzyn, French Health Minister,
via 'The New York Times' According to scientists, in the past 500 years,
Europe has experienced its hottest summers
in the past 17 years.