southern europe. greece spain and portugal are currently the worst affected while the heatwave is expected to continue in britain and france into next week. dozens of fires have broken out in portugal, including near the city of coimbra killing at least one person. meanwhile the city of badajoz in spain endured temperatures of 44 degrees with the country s meteorological agency saying some regions were suffocating . further north in france a wildfire ripped through vast areas of pine trees south of bordeaux and many bastille day celebrations had to be cancelled. the spanish region of andalusia has endured some of the hottest temperatures, including the city of cordoba from where our correspondent guy hedgecoe reports. bell tolls. the people of cordoba know all about heat. situated in the guadalquivir valley in southern spain, summers in this historic city are notoriously hot and dry. but this summer already
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climate change and greenhouse gas emissions rising. it s consistent with global warming signals and it is very much interlinked to climate change and an indication we should start acting. the change and an indication we should start acting- start acting. the advice is to slap on len start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of sun start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of sun cream start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of sun cream if - start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of sun cream if you - start acting. the advice is to slap on plenty of sun cream if you do | on plenty of sun cream if you do venture out or preferably stay out of the sun altogether. we are being urged to stay hydrated and look out for vulnerable people. the heat is expected to increase pressure on the nhs. extreme heat demanding an extreme response. the uk health security agency says its heat health warning is now at level four and
danger to life. they are recommending substantial changes to working practices and daily routines, to help deal with the hot conditions. and there is also a significant impact, of course, to travel and potentially power, and increased risks of accidents around water sources as well as people seek those cooler conditions. those cooler conditions. remind us where the extreme those cooler conditions. remind us where the extreme weather- those cooler conditions. remind us where the extreme weather is - those cooler conditions. remind us i where the extreme weather is coming from? it where the extreme weather is coming from? , . ., ., where the extreme weather is coming from? , , ., ,, where the extreme weather is coming from? , ., ,, ., from? it is coming from spain and portu~al. from? it is coming from spain and portugal- it s from? it is coming from spain and portugal. it s exceptionally - from? it is coming from spain and portugal. it s exceptionally hot i portugal. it s exception
translation: it s changed. we have longer summers now. the spring and autumn don t exist any more, we go directly from the cold to intense heat in a few weeks, just a short period of time. it is evening time in cordoba and the temperature has dropped just enough for people to start coming out into squares like this one for a drink. but it s still not clear exactly when this heatwave will end, or indeed, whether they will be others like it later this summer. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, cordoba. earlier, i spoke with our weather presenter matt taylor to find out more it s an unusual thing, the sheer location and extent of the heatwave. they will slowly start to cool down next week but they are not done yet. let s show you the chart, you see the red colours, temperatures significantly above normal in spain and portugal, parts of southern france, and if i run it over the next few days, you notice the heat area expanding, this is going to be a massive,