Central and southern Europe brace for heatwave – Europe live

JK Jakub KrupaThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-08-03 · 07:46 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Central and southern Europe are bracing for a heatwave with temperatures expected to reach 37C in Budapest and Vienna, and potentially near 40C elsewhere. This extreme weather poses a risk of an energy crunch. Hungary has shut down most of its sole nuclear power plant, a significant energy provider, for the first time in 44 years. The shutdown is due to falling water levels in the Danube River, which are too low to safely cool the plant's operations. The plant is expected to be completely powered down later this week as Danube water levels are projected to continue dropping.

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Hungary was forced to shut down most of its sole nuclear power plant due to falling water levels in the Danube affecting cooling capabilities.

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Large parts of central and southern Europe are set to experience extreme temperatures near 40C.

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The nuclear plant is expected to be completely powered down later this week.

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Temperatures are forecast to reach 37C in Budapest and Vienna.

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Temperatures forecast to reach 37C in Budapest and Vienna as Hungary switches off vital nuclear plant with falling water levels in Danube affecting cooling capabilities The latest Heatwave seen in Europe" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="18280" data-entity-type="location">Western Europe last week are now moving eastwards, with large parts of central and Europe" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="27409" data-entity-type="location">Southern Europe set to experience extreme temperatures near 40C, and putting countries at risk of an Energy Crunch. Hungary was forced to shut down most of its sole Nuclear Power Plant, which generates a large part of the country’s energy supply, for the first time in 44 years as the drying out of the Danube made it impossible to cool safely. The nuclear plant ‌is expected to be completely powered down later ⁠this week as water levels on the ‌Danube river are projected to fall further. Continue reading...

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