After the fire – strong thunder and hail awaits

For several July days in a row, temperatures in England and Wales have reached 30 degrees, and on Sunday it was 34.9 degrees in Charlwood, Surrey, reports said. Guardian. July was the driest month in England since 1935, and parts of south-east England were the driest since records began.

According to the European drought watchdog EDC, 47 percent of the EU region is in drought-like conditions and 15 percent is suffering from severe water scarcity.

Fires have been raging in Europe during the summer, with data from the European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS, showing that the previous record for how large areas have burned since 2017 has been broken. In Europe, 659,541 hectares of land burned, compared to 420,913 hectares in the same period in 2017.

Drought and extremely high temperatures have affected all of Europe this year, and the overall situation in the region is worrying, as we are still in the middle of the fire season, says Jesus San-Miguel, coordinator of EFFIS. Guardian.

Flood risk

Meanwhile, hail and rain are expected in both the UK and France over the coming days. The British Met Office has warned of heavy rain with thunderstorms and a risk of flooding.

France’s meteorological agency Météo France has issued orange warnings for the country’s five sectors on Tuesday. Le Parisien. Heavy thunder, rain and hail storms are expected.