The deadly heatwave that’s set temperature records across western Europe for more than a week has shifted east to scorch Hungary, Romania and the Balkans.Hungary’s Budapest is expected to top 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Tuesday, according to models from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.Belgrade in Serbia and Bucharest in Romania will reach 38 degrees and 37 degrees, respectively, on Monday.Red warnings for extreme heat have been issued in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Slovakia.People walk by a water mist machine in Romania’s city of Bucharest. The machine was installed by officials to help with coping in the heat. Photo: APSimilar alerts are still in place for parts of southern and western Switzerland.The intense and unusually early heat event underscores how climate change is transforming summers in the world’s fastest-warming continent.
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Heatwave grips Eastern Europe after Germany weather breaks records
A deadly heatwave that previously broke temperature records in western Europe has now moved east, affecting Hungary, Romania, and the Balkans. Budapest, Hungary, is forecast to reach over 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Tuesday, while Belgrade, Serbia, and Bucharest, Romania, are expected to hit 38 and 37 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Monday.
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A deadly heatwave that previously broke temperature records in western Europe has now moved east, affecting Hungary, Romania, and the Balkans. Budapest, Hungary, is forecast to reach over 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Tuesday, while Belgrade, Serbia, and Bucharest, Romania, are expected to hit 38 and 37 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Monday. Red warnings for extreme heat have been issued across several countries including Poland, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Slovakia. This intense and early heat event highlights the impact of climate change on summers in Europe.
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Red warnings for extreme heat have been issued in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Slovakia.
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A deadly heatwave that set temperature records in western Europe has shifted east to Hungary, Romania, and the Balkans.
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Budapest is expected to top 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Tuesday.
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This heat event underscores how climate change is transforming summers in the world’s fastest-warming continent.
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