We're close to the end of the fourth major heatwave of this summer 2026, and another one risks starting next week!Should they be counted as separate? We will see?Who is being cooked the most today?Today raw temperatures will be slightly less hot than yesterday in most Europe, highest values are expected in Spain but they're quite used to 42-43°C there (if the air is dry).High temperatures are expected in some places along the Mediterranean coast and in Russia, where there will be 40°C too.Surprises are possible, let's see what happens when humidity enters the chat!Are some of the ~200 drownings of migrants during the invasion of Ceuta at least partially influenced by the heat?Some days ago there was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Slovakia, with 42.2°C in Dolne Plachtince:https://www.tasr.sk/tasr-clanok/TASR:2026080600000361Some days ago there was also the highest temperature ever recorded in Austria (41.2°C in Bad Deutsch) and in the Mediterranean Sea water near Spain (33.02°C):https://www.diariodemallorca.es/mallorca/2026/08/06/temperatura-mar-mallorca-rompe-registros-boya-dragonera-dvl-133134465.htmlWildfires are burning here and there in both Spain and France with about 330k people already evacuated:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/new-wildfire-evacuations-ordered-in-france-bringing-total-to-330000-people-displaced-in-southwestern-europeSome of the fires are getting close to several nuclear power plants:https://www.foxnews.com/world/deadly-french-wildfires-threaten-missile-plants-nuclear-sites-fourth-heatwave-loomsSpain, 63k people evacuated from the Madrid area:https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/france-spain-wildfires-ww2
MORE NEWS:Blackouts are possible in Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria due to the shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear power plant due to low Danube water level. Without power, no AC:https://dailynewshungary.com/magyar-energy-crises-paks-shutdown/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/historic-danube-water-lows-signal-blackout-risks-in-tandem-with-fuel-crisis/The Romanian government tried to blow up a rock with explosives to deviate the Danube toward the Cernavoda nuclear plant, with dubious results.https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/03/europe-heatwave-wildfires-migration-ceuta-spain-latest-news-updatesCarmakers Dacia and Ford have temporarily suspended their production in Romania until 19 August due to blackouts:https://archive.is/20260804054257/https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/automakers/ane-ford-dacia-production-halt-romania-0803/Bulgaria, Ukraine and Greece are now providing most of electricity to Romania and Hungary to prevent grid collapse and blackouts!It seems Bulgaria has a lot of battery storage capacity!https://eualive.net/battery-champion-bulgaria-helps-neighbours-maintain-electricity-supplies/https://united24media.com/world/ukraine-delivers-electricity-to-romania-to-cover-deficit-after-cernavoda-npp-unit-shutdown-21298234 retarded migrants drowned while trying to cool down from the 16 june to the 3 july, with about 30-40 more from the 4th july to the 15th july:https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2026/07/24/en-france-274-personnes-sont-mortes-par-noyade-entre-le-1-mai-et-le-15-juillet-dont-quatre-sur-cinq-pendant-les-periodes-de-canicule_6731482_3224.htmlHyde Park in London (not exactly the heatwave epicenter), looks like this in these days (see picture):
Romania is also sinking loaded barges in the Danube to deviate the water flux!What the hell?https://balkangreenenergynews.com/romania-to-sink-loaded-barges-in-danube-to-secure-cooling-water-for-nuclear-plant/Water reserves are starting to be dangerously low in Switzerland too!Three lions kept in a zoo have died of probable heatstroke in Tokyo, Japan, after temperatures surpassed 40°C due to a heatwave:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260804_02/index.htmlSome unverified claims on X are also reporting that a migrant was devoured by an orca while trying to swim into Ceuta, that would be... interesting if true!France is now fining anyone who bathes in unauthorized areas 68 euros to prevent migrant drownings, what a bureaucratic shitshow:https://www.liberation.fr/societe/les-baignades-en-zone-non-autorisee-desormais-sanctionnees-par-une-amende-de-68-euros-20260802_Q6DGGA7BNJDOJKE5HTOBEYJKII/Let's see if some Humidex red zones (>45°C) will appear!Reminder Humidex (see map) combines temperature and humidity in a realistic way to give perceived temperature (it's not really that subjective)!How many retarded migrants do you think will drown?Darwin's ghost is watching and placing his bets!
NEWSGood article on SE Europe's current energy problem (worst crisis since decades):https://www.dw.com/en/drought-europe-electricity-supplies-danube/a-78269916If you're curious about countries electricity mixes and flows (who imports and who exports), look at this map:https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/BG/72h/hourly
Another map on the SE Europe geography with the Danube river:
Current raw temps, as you can see the highest values are currently in Spain, Greece and Russia.
Yeah today probably we won't see any new records, it's probably a pretty "meh" day, but maybe some red zones will still appear.
Anybody there today?It doesn't seem so.No major red zones detected at the moment in the higher resolution maps.
Not much happening today... no red zones or other interesting features.
LAST BUMP for today if something more interesting doesn't happen.
A red zone just appeared in Catalonia.It won't last long tho.
Pigs in China.
good thread
Red zone gone.Yeah quite a nothingburger day.>>540421722kek
Average soil water content in France is now the lowest ever recorded.Worse than 1976, 2003 and 2022.
Prediction for next wednesday in France.Are frogs ready for some more boiling?
Next thursday there will be major cookening for both France and the UK!Are you ready?
