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Parts of the globe are experiencing "one of the most intense heat events ever seen", according to climate scientists.
Climate scientists are worried after several locations in the northern hemisphere saw record high temperatures over the past week.
Meteorologist Nick Humphrey said in a blog post that the extreme spell of hot weather amounted to "a true roasting", writing: "It is absolutely incredible and really one of the most intense heat events I’ve ever seen for so far north."
The mercury hit 30.1C in Castlederg in Northern Ireland on June 29 - a new record - while temperatures in Tbilisi, Georgia, and Yerevan, Armenia, rose this week to 40.5C and 42C respectively.
In the US, the Washington Post reports that heat in Denver, Colorado soared to an all-time high of 40.6C on June 28.
Guinness World Records has said that in the town of Quriyet, Oman, on June 26, the lowest temperature over the 24-hour period was a sweltering 42.6C - making a new record for highest "low".
Deaths linked to a heat wave in Canada's Quebec province reached 33 on Thursday, health officials said after the region's largest city Montreal recorded its record high of 36.6C on July 2.
In the UK the heatwave pushed mean temperatures for last month up to 14.8C, making it provisionally the third warmest June since records began in 1910.
According to Humphrey, who interpreted a heat map from the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer, even northern Siberia "has been getting blowtorched" with maximum temperatures of above 32C.
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PA 30/54 Police horses drink from a water fountain during the hot weather in Green Park PA 31/54 A woman shelters from the sun as she lays in the sunshine in Green Park in London AFP/Getty Images 32/54 Woman relax in the sunshine on the beach in Hastings, Sussex. PA 33/54 The sun rises over London during a week long heatwave SplashNews.com 34/54 Tourists enjoy the sun whilst they sit on the steps near the Tower of London. PA 35/54 A man relaxes in the morning sunshine on the beach in Brighton PA 36/54 Alex Lentati 37/54 Tourists enjoy the sun whilst they sit in a river boat on the River Thames. PA 38/54 Blue skies over Bewl Water in Kent, as the UK PA 39/54 A man takes a break in the sun on Southbank, London PA 40/54 People enjoy their lunch break in the sunshine near Tower Bridge PA 41/54 Lottie Edwards lies in the sun in Green Park London PA 42/54 A man beckons a duck whilst he sits in the sun in Trafalgar Square. 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PA 30/54 Police horses drink from a water fountain during the hot weather in Green Park PA 31/54 A woman shelters from the sun as she lays in the sunshine in Green Park in London AFP/Getty Images 32/54 Woman relax in the sunshine on the beach in Hastings, Sussex. PA 33/54 The sun rises over London during a week long heatwave SplashNews.com 34/54 Tourists enjoy the sun whilst they sit on the steps near the Tower of London. PA 35/54 A man relaxes in the morning sunshine on the beach in Brighton PA 36/54 Alex Lentati 37/54 Tourists enjoy the sun whilst they sit in a river boat on the River Thames. PA 38/54 Blue skies over Bewl Water in Kent, as the UK PA 39/54 A man takes a break in the sun on Southbank, London PA 40/54 People enjoy their lunch break in the sunshine near Tower Bridge PA 41/54 Lottie Edwards lies in the sun in Green Park London PA 42/54 A man beckons a duck whilst he sits in the sun in Trafalgar Square. 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Brits have been warned to expect ongoing high temperatures as it was announced the country is seeing the longest unbroken spell of hot weather since 1976.
This summer is expected to match the record set 42 years ago, where at least one weather station recorded over 28C for 18 consecutive days.
The UK has so far enjoyed 12 days in a row of warm weather, with Brits flocking to parks, beaches and pub gardens to soak up the sun.
SeanOBriain on July 9th, 2018 at 08:58 UTC »
It hasn't rained here in Ireland for over two weeks. Do you know how rare that is?
In the past year we've had a hurricane, the coldest winter in record and now the warmest summer on record. Right now the emerald isle looks like the isle of the dead because all the grass is yellowed and brown from the heat and lack of rain.
Gemmabeta on July 9th, 2018 at 01:23 UTC »
56 people died in Québec from the heat in the last week--it's no joke.
DixieAnna on July 9th, 2018 at 01:10 UTC »
And here I am living in a city built in the desert.