Paris, July 13 (IANS) Three nuclear reactors in France have been shut down, and eight others are operating at reduced power amid the ongoing heatwave, local media reported.French daily Le Parisien on Sunday quoted state-owned electric utility company EDF as saying that the reactors were taken offline “because of the weather conditions and in order to comply with regulations governing thermal discharges and therefore protect the environment”.High river temperatures can limit the ability of nuclea…
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Paris, July 4 (IANS) June 2026 became the hottest June ever recorded in France since records began in 1947, with an average temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 normal, Meteo-France said Friday in its monthly climate report. According to the public weather service, June 2026 surpassed the previous record set in June 2003, when temperatures were 3.5 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. A historic heatwave that began on June 17 pushed temperatures to…
Sarajevo, June 27 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH) on Saturday issued an orange heat warning across the country as temperatures are expected to reach up to 40 degrees Celsius over the next several days, while firefighters continue battling multiple fires fueled by hot and dry weather.The Federal Hydrometeorological Institute of BiH (FHMZ) said the orange alert will remain in effect from June 27 to June 30, warning that the most dangerous period each day will be between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 pm T…
Paris, June 23 (IANS) The night from Monday to Tuesday was the hottest recorded in France since national meteorological records began in 1947, with the national nighttime heat indicator, calculated from data at 30 meteorological stations across the country, reaching 21.6 degrees Celsius, Meteo-France said on Tuesday.According to the meteorological institute, 54 departments in mainland France were placed under red heatwave alert, the highest alert level, on Tuesday, while 35 departments were plac…