[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/uk-met-office-issues-first-ever-red-warning-extreme-heat[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/uk-met-office-issues-first-ever-red-warning-extreme-heat - https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/uk-met-office-issues-first-ever-red-warning-extreme-heat ; During the ongoing https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-heatwave" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(20, 112, 178); - heatwave that is set to peak on Tuesday, the Met Office said, there is an 80 percent chance of the mercury topping the UK’s record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F) set in Cambridge in 2019, and there is a 50 percent chance of temperatures reaching 40C somewhere in the UK. The red warning, the first of its kind ever issued, covers an area from London up to Manchester and then up to the Vale of York, said Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge, adding: “This is potentially a very serious situation.” Penny Endersby, Met Office chief executive, said in a sombre video shared online: “The extreme heat that we’re forecasting right now is absolutely unprecedented.” “Stay out of the sun, keep your home cool, think about adjusting your plans for the warning period,” she said. ‘National Emergency’The UK Health Security Agency has increased its heat health warning from level three to level four, which indicates the situation amounts to a “national emergency.” Level four is reached “when a heatwave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend outside the health and social care system… At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups,” it said. England’s chief medical officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, asked people on Twitter to look out for each other. He said: “Please remember the signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke especially for older and medically vulnerable people. Early intervention to cool people down and rehydrate them can be lifesaving.” A Number 10 spokesman said railway speed restrictions may be needed on “some parts of the network next week to manage the hot weather and to avoid any potential damage.” Network Rail has warned people to travel only if absolutely necessary amid the high temperatures forecast on Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, motorists have been advised to try to make their journeys outside of the hottest periods of the day, particularly if they have older cars. Tim Doran, from the RNLI Water Safety Team said the service was anticipating a “busy weekend” for its lifeboat crews and lifeguards. “If you are planning on going to the beach, we would encourage you to visit a lifeguarded beach and swim between the red and yellow flags,” he said. and [url]https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/france-cuts-nuclear-power-generation-amid-record-breaking-heatwave[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/france-cuts-nuclear-power-generation-amid-record-breaking-heatwave - https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/france-cuts-nuclear-power-generation-amid-record-breaking-heatwave ; Europe's ongoing heat wave will continue through the end of the month, producing record-breaking temperatures across the continent. The heatwave is beginning to curb nuclear power production in France, which could have widespread effects across European markets. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/french-nuclear-cuts-stretch-to-next-week-as-temperatures-soar" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(20, 112, 178); - Bloomberg reports French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) was forced to reduce power generation at three power plants this week, two on the Rhone River and another on the Garonne, after water temperatures from each respective river were too hot to circulate through condensers and discharge back into waterways because superheated water would cause environmental harm. Restrictions on the Rhone will cut output at the Saint-Alban plant from July 20, but the facility will maintain minimum production of at least 1,300 megawatts for grid operational reasons, EDF said in a filing. That's half its usual capacity. The Tricastin and Blayais plants will each operate at a minimum level of 1,800 megawatts from July 17. The Saint-Alban and Blayais facilities, as well as the Golfech plant, have received temporary waivers of water-discharge rules to keep them in operation during the heatwave, Les Echos reported, without giving specifics on output. The Garonne River reached 28 degrees Celsius on Thursday. -Bloomberg
France's nuclear reactor capacity was around 46% on Friday, down from 47% on Wednesday, according to data via grid operator RTE. The implications of slumping nuclear power output for France's atomic fleet, the largest in Europe and producing 25% of all power on the continent, have been soaring electricity prices. French week-ahead power soared 18% to 500 euros a megawatt-hour since last week -- the highest weekly close on record.
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