The whole of Europe is burning in the scorching heat, airport runways are melting, railway tracks fail and roads are silent. The death toll in Spain and Portugal has reached close to 1700. At the same time, the market of rumors and misleading information about this on social media is also hot. Meanwhile, a photo of a train signal is being shared on social media, which is being claimed that this signal has melted due to the scorching heat. However, the truth of this is something else.
Actually, this picture of the railway signal is from the city of Sandy in Bedfordshire, UK. The melt signal can be seen in a picture which is going viral. However, there is another picture of the site of the incident which shows that there was a fire. Due to this the signal has melted and the railway track has also been affected.
Several houses have been destroyed in wildfires in parts of London. In most countries the temperature has crossed 40 °C. Earlier, the highest temperature was recorded in 2019 at 39.1 degree Celsius. It is being speculated that the mercury can still go above it. Experts claim that if carbon emissions are not reduced, then the situation will get worse. In Britain, the situation has worsened due to the heat that the transport system there has deteriorated.
According to the information, the asphalt has started melting on the roads in Britain. The runway of Luton Airport also melted. At the same time, railway tracks are also unable to bear the rising temperature and are spreading. People in the UK have been advised not to travel by train.
Due to this the railway tracks are melting:
According to Transport Minister Grant Shapps, our country’s rail network cannot withstand this scorching heat. It will take years to upgrade. Due to the rise in temperature, the temperature of the track reaches 50 degrees, 60 degrees and even 70 degrees. Due to this the tracks can melt and the risk of derailment of the train increases.
Heat hits France, Portugal, Spain, Greece:
Not only Britain, but all European countries including France, Portugal, Spain, Greece are burning. Most of the people are working from home. The UK Meteorological Department has issued a warning that in a day or two, the mercury will reach beyond 41 degrees. Due to the increasing heat, the incidents of forest fires have also increased.
Hundreds of forests burning in parts of southern Europe:
Hundreds of forests are still burning in parts of southern Europe. However, the temperature is gradually decreasing here. But here thousands of firefighters are engaged to control the fire. Officials say that there is a danger of fire in other forests as well. Heatwave has been going on in Spain for the last eight consecutive days. So far 510 people have died here. This year, 1.73 lakh acres of land has been destroyed due to fire.
People going to ice bar to escape:
People are resorting to ice bars to escape the heat in Paris. The temperature in the ice bar is 20 °C. Here people are paying about 2 thousand rupees for 25 minutes. In some parts of France, the mercury has crossed 45 degree Celsius.
The post Heatwave: 1700 people have died so far due to heat wave in Europe appeared first on Spotlight 7.
source https://spotlight7.com/world/heatwave-1700-people-have-died-so-far-due-to-heat-wave-in-europe/
Comment Policy : The owner of this blog reserves the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to the blog without notice. This comment policy is subject to change at any time. If you have any questions on the commenting policy, please let us know at [blog contact information]..