A significant portion of Europe is gearing up for yet another intense heatwave, compounding a summer characterized by unprecedented temperatures, escalating drought, and severe wildfires. Extreme heat warnings have been issued for regions in Britain and France, with temperature predictions reaching the mid-30s Celsius. Additionally, Greece has reported a second wildfire near Athens this week, prompting the deployment of hundreds of firefighters. Over 10,000 hectares of pine forest have already been consumed by flames northwest of the Greek capital. The combination of high temperatures and drought is causing European rivers to plummet to historic lows: Germany's Rhine may soon be impassable, while Hungary nearly faced an emergency shutdown of a nuclear facility overnight due to critically low Danube water levels. Nearly 120 million residents across Europe endured their hottest July on record, as per Copernicus climate data, with almost three-quarters of England officially declared in drought, affecting over 27 million individuals who are now under water-use restrictions.
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