36 minutes agoLarge heat wave in Europe, Germany, and Hungary most affected
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(2 hours ago)At least 193 million people in Europe, including 75 million in Germany, are expected to experience temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius at a given moment today, according to AFP estimates. This is an increase from yesterday, as the heat wave moves gradually toward the northeast of the continent.
Overall, maximum temperatures are expected to exceed 30 °C in areas of Europe where more than 404 million people live, slightly lower than the day before. This analysis, based on predictions from the German Meteorological Service and the population forecasts for 2025 from the Joint Research Centre, is in line with data from Austrian NGO Klimadboard.
Yesterday, a weather model calculated at 3:00 GMT predicted that 150 million people would be exposed to temperatures above 35 °C.
Germany and Hungary Hit Most
Among the most affected areas by extremely high temperatures Saturday is Germany, where about 82 million people are expected to be exposed to temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit [30 ° C], of which 75 million will have to cope with temperatures above 35 °C.
In Hungary, almost the entire country will be exposed to temperatures above 35 °C on Saturday, affecting more than 9 million people, Klankosova broadcasts. tv
The heat wave also affected much of Austria, including the capital Vienna, the Czech Republic, especially Prague, and large parts of Poland.
From Greece to Scandinavian
The temperatures will exceed 30 °C in most of the Old Continent, from Greece and Italy to Denmark and to the southern tip of Sweden, though conditions in London, Portugal and parts of Spain are expected to remain relatively unchanged.
Weather forecasters in France expect temperatures to exceed 35 °C in an area of some 26 million people less than a day ago.
Methodology: The combination of patterns and population density
To determine this information, the AFP used a method similar to that of Klimadashiboard organisation, combining a weather forecast model from Deutscher Wetterdient (DWD), German meteorological service, with population density.
Since the accuracy of that model is approximately 6.5km, it cannot fully reflect the state of urban heat islands, King David Jablonski of the nongovernmental organisation Klimandashboard told AFP.
Therefore, “analysis most likely underestimates the number of people affected by high temperatures in densely populated urban areas”, says the European Heat Tracker website.
