Europe: unusually hot weather

Many European countries are facing unusually hot weather. In France, according to the national meteorological agency, the average temperature in April is above 20 degrees Celsius, 10 degrees higher than every year.

"We have about 11 hours of sunshine a day, twice as normal," said Michel Daloz, an expert at the French meteorological agency. "Since the beginning of the month, France has never had rain yet." Particularly in the city of Lyon, temperatures in the past days reached 30 degrees Celsius, making April 2007 the hottest April in this city.

Belgium is also receiving the hottest April since 1830. In Germany, the sunshine time is also recorded as a record high. In the UK, the national meteorological agency said the first 23 days of April this year were the hottest days since 1945.

In the past 33 days, the Netherlands had no rain. In Italy, there has been a drought warning that may cause electricity shortages this summer.

Experts and farmers are currently worried about drought this summer."The weather will get hotter in the coming months and that's not a good sign," Daloz said. Amid growing concerns about global warming, experts say the average temperature on Earth has increased by 0.74 degrees Celsius over the past century and is expected to increase by 4 degrees Celsius by the end. this century.

French people sunbathe near the Eiffel Tower on April 28 (Photo: Xinhua)

A boy is playing water at a park in Paris (France)

Enjoy unusually warm weather on the south coast of England on April 28

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