Temperature on a London bus this afternoon. 🥵 I feel very sorry for the drivers... @TfL

London bus drivers are being pushed to their limits during heatwaves like this 🌡️ While temperatures hit 30°C+, driver cabs can soar above 40°C, creating dangerous working conditions that worsen fatigue, dehydration and stress. Many drivers report faulty air conditioning, inadequate cooling systems, and pressure to keep buses running despite unsafe temperatures. Some even avoid drinking water because they don't have reliable access to toilets. This isn't just a workers' issue. it's a public safety issue. Fatigue caused by extreme heat can reduce concentration, slow reaction times and increase the risk of accidents. Through our #FightFatigueNow campaign, we're demanding urgent action from Tfl and bus companies. London's bus drivers deserve safe working conditions. Passengers deserve safe journeys. ✊ #busdriver #BusDrivers #Heatwave #LondonBuses #tfl

UK cannot ‘air con its way’ out of this heatwave says Professor channel4.com/news/uk-cannot-…

Millions of people in France are under a red heat wave alert, as the country — which is without widespread air conditioning — experiences scorching temperatures that experts say could surpass all previous records. Read more: abcnews.link/LKB5LLi

🇫🇷 ☀️ #France saw its hottest night since records began in 1947 from Monday to Tuesday, with temperatures across the country averaging 21.6C after darkness fell, according to the country’s weather agency. In #Paris, some without air-conditioning at home spent the night in parks to get relief from the heat.

As climate change drives more severe and prolonged heat waves, which arrive earlier and earlier, some are questioning why wealthy European countries have been seemingly reluctant to adopt air conditioning – especially as the heat takes an increasingly deadly toll. cnn.it/4f0lklC

Nous sommes parti pour vivre la journée la plus chaude jamais observée en France. Et c'est bien parti : la France vient de vivre sa nuit la plus chaude jamais observée (21.6°C battant les 21.43°C du 25 juillet 2019). Les températures nocturnes ont atteint des niveaux exceptionnels. À Pouzauges, en Vendée, il n'a pas fait moins de 28,7°C au cours de la nuit. Les minimales ont atteint 26,2°C à Limoges et Poitiers, 25,5°C à Rennes. Dans de nombreuses régions, les records de chaleur nocturne sont pulvérisés de plusieurs degrés. Cette chaleur nocturne est particulièrement préoccupante pour la santé. Les températures minimales élevées empêchent le corps humain de récupérer du stress thermique accumulé pendant la journée. Lorsque les nuits restent au-dessus de 20 à 25°C, l'organisme peine à évacuer sa chaleur, le sommeil est fortement perturbé et les risques de déshydratation, d'épuisement, de coups de chaleur et de surmortalité augmentent nettement, notamment chez les personnes âgées, les nourrissons, les malades chroniques et les travailleurs exposés. C'est souvent l'accumulation de chaleur jour après jour et nuit après nuit qui transforme une vague de chaleur exceptionnelle en crise sanitaire.

Europe is sweltering under its second heat dome in two months, with temperatures spiking above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, bringing dangerous conditions across swaths of the planet’s fastest-warming continent. France banned public alcohol consumption, Spain closed a World Cup fan zone and the UK is bracing for an annihilation of its all-time June temperature record. cnn.it/43OKZHS

Today I signed an Executive Order for every worker exposed to extreme heat on the job. It requires multilingual heat safety guidance for workers, a review of construction site heat safety practices, and heat illness prevention plans at every mayoral agency. Extreme heat is a worker safety issue. The workers who build our skyline, staff our airports, stock our warehouses, and deliver our packages, keep this city running.  This executive order will ensure they come home safe at the end of every shift.

I’ve just arrived in London where a severe heatwave is projected with all its dramatic consequences It's become increasingly evident that climate change is no longer a distant threat. We feel its effects now. My message at London #ClimateAction Week: More than ever we must accelerate the transition to clean energy.

«La clim' sauve des vies. Je ne comprends pas qu'en France nous n'ayons pas la clim' dans tous les hôpitaux. Quel est l'architecte ou l'administration qui a imaginé le nouveau CHU de Nantes (dont la moitié des bâtiments ne sera pas climatisée) ? Avec nos budgets, on doit choisir entre du matériel chirurgical et de la climatisation, voilà la réalité des hôpitaux.» Climatisation : quelle est donc cette idée folle de s'en passer ? L'alerte du Dr Gérald Kierzek dans l'émission Points de Vue du Figaro TV.

For anyone wondering, this isn’t normal. The record for June set in 1976 will be smashed by several degrees. May end up setting a new all time temperature record, beating the 40.3°C recorded in July 2022.

Another dangerous aspect of the European heatwave that isn’t being talked about enough is the humidity. The humidex, which combines air temperature and dew point to produce a feels-like temperature, peaked at 50°C (122°F) in France today. That is deadly heat and humidity.