Extreme heat conditions across Southern Europe could affect your summer holidays

Explainer with Nick Dee.

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00:00Europe is experiencing unprecedented heatwaves in 2024, with Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Italy

00:09seeing temperatures up to 10 degrees Celsius above average. This extreme heat raises concerns

00:15for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, where organisers worry about athlete safety. Spain

00:21anticipates another scorching summer and has introduced a new heatwave prediction map.

00:27Across the continent, cities are adapting to manage the extreme conditions that are expected

00:33in the upcoming months. Now Europe has seen 11 consecutive months of record-breaking heat,

00:39with North Atlantic sea surface temperatures reaching a 40-year high. While predicting

00:45whether months ahead is challenging due to Europe's variable climate, past patterns offer

00:51insights. Current models indicate above-average temperatures for July and August this year. It's

00:58a trend which does seem to suggest a persistently hot summer across southern parts of Europe.