Europe Faces Drought and Heatwave Impacts, Water Shortages Reported

Europe is experiencing significant impacts from drought and heatwaves, with Swiss reservoirs at a 20-year low and a Styrian municipality cutting off drinking water at night. Thunderstorms are also striking across the continent, while June's heatwave mortality figures have been revised upwards, marking a grim record.

17 Jul, 08:35 — 17 Jul, 08:35

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The GuardianMostly Factual7d ago

Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave

Storms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in Bangladesh Hailstones the size of golf balls have been seen in French villages as, on top of the exceptional European heatwave, thunderstorms struck across certain parts of Europe. While thunderstorms are typical during and after a period of extreme heat, the storms across countries like France, Germany and Poland have been particularly severe and have brought flooding, strong winds and hea...

By Magdalena Shopova for MetDesk

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