France swelters, braces for heatwave sweeping Spain, Portugal
France24 says LESS THAN A MONTH after the previous heat wave, mercury levels started to rise in France on Monday with the country braced for a heatwave this week that will also scorch Spain and Portugal, where the temperature exceeded 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.
The south of France could experience possible peaks of 39 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as global warming causes increasingly hot summers.
The intensity and duration of the heatwave are still difficult to predict, according to experts at the French national meteorological service, Météo France, but by Monday, the mercury topped 30 degrees Celsius in much of France. Southwestern France and the Rhone Valley area are expected to see temperature cross 36 and 38 degrees Celsius from Tuesday.
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