Europe has a heat wave this weekend. Experts expect very high temperatures. It gets hot in east Germany. On Sunday it reaches 43 degrees. That is a new record. Other states also have heat. In Saxony and Thuringia it is 41 degrees. Baden-Wuerttemberg had new records on Thursday. Many people sweat a lot. Austria and Poland also get very hot. In Austria it reaches over 40 degrees. France had very hot days. In Paris people cannot drink alcohol outside. In Saxony-Anhalt the forest fire risk is high. The ground is very dry. This is dangerous for nature. Experts say: Be careful in the woods. On Monday it gets a bit cooler. Temperatures drop to 26 to 30 degrees. Storms can happen then. They bring some rain and cool air.
Extreme heat in Europe this weekend
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Definitions
- Heat wave
- A long time with very high temperatures.
- Forest fire risk
- The dry ground makes fires in forests likely.
- Record
- The highest value ever measured.
Locations
- Saxony
- A state in east Germany.
- Thuringia
- A state in the middle of Germany.
- Saxony-Anhalt
- A state in east Germany.
- Austria
- A country in Central Europe.
- Paris
- The capital city of France.
- Poland
- A country next to Germany.
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