Photo Story: The Heat is On

A man rides his bicycle under the water jet of a sprinkler system in Berlin, Germany. According to forecast, the temperatures should rise to almost 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days.

In France, record highs of 45 Celsius in the southern towns of Nimes and Carpentras are expected on Friday, beating the previous June high of 41.5 Celsius in 2003.

Across the continent, temperatures are predicted to reach between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius in most of France and Italy, potentially reaching 40 degrees in northern Spain. Models show temperatures much higher than average in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

 

 

Photo: EPA-EFE/JENS SCHLUETER

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