The temperature is particularly high in European countries. Temperatures are now expected to drop in Western Europe as the heat wave moves north.
More than 1,000 people have died in Spain and Portugal due to the heat.
Residents in France and Great Britain have already been warned of extreme heat. And in the north of Spain, 43C was recorded on Monday.
Forest fires in France, Portugal, Spain, and Germany forced thousands of people to leave their homes.
Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day on record for the UK.
Due to the high temperatures, there were delays in transport to the UK.
Several train flights were canceled, and flights were suspended at London’s Luton Airport as part of the runway collapsed under the scorching sun.
Experts also note that a “heat apocalypse” awaits France. In the French city of Gironde, they have been fighting a forest fire for a week, which has already destroyed 17 thousand hectares of land.
Monday was the hottest day in the history of the Netherlands – the air temperature in the city of Westdorp reached 33.6С. They expect it to be even hotter on Tuesday, and it will be 39C.
Forecasters say temperatures in Belgium and Germany will rise to 40C.
The temperature in Portugal was 47C on Thursday, which turned out to be a record for July.
