Chaotic schedules, safety issues, and lack of negotiation are a few reasons why aviation unions across Europe are striking.
20.07.2023 - 12:16 / edition.cnn.com
Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations.
Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope?
Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking when potentially dangerous conditions are likely to affect their vacation.
A number of destinations across the United States, Europe and Asia have been significantly impacted by soaring global temperatures.
In the US, temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada and is known as “the hottest place on Earth,” reached 128 Fahrenheit (53.3 Celsius) on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Travelers in Texas and Florida have also been faced with especially hot weather in recent weeks, while temperatures in Phoenix jumped to 114 F at the weekend. Tuesday marked the 19th-consecutive day a reading of 110 F or more was recorded in the capital of Arizona.
In Europe, health warnings have been issued by officials in countries such as Italy and France due to the extreme weather.
Italy’s health ministry has issued red weather alerts, which signal a potential health threat for those exposed to the heat, in at least 23 cities as temperatures on Tuesday reached 112 F (44 C) in Sardinia and 104 F (40 C) in Rome.
Several tourists have collapsed due to heat stroke, including a British citizen who passed out near the ancient Roman Colosseum on Tuesday.
The heat has also been intensifying in Spain, where an extreme warning has been issued in popular holiday spot Mallorca as temperatures are predicted to reach up to 109 F (43 C) .
Wildfires have been burning in La Palma, located in the Canary Islands, which has seen up to 4,000 people evacuated from their homes.
Last week, the Greek Culture Ministry went as far as to shut the Acropolis in Athens from midday local time until 5 p.m. as a result of the heat, and authorities have suggested that temperatures could top 111.2 F (44 C) by the end of the week.
China recorded its highest temperature ever on Sunday, as the extreme weather led to the heat soaring to nearly 126 F (52 C) in northwestern Xinjiang province.
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Global temperature records have been continually broken in recent weeks as the hottest days ever are logged, and this seems likely to continue as the heat intensifies in numerous countries around the world.
According to preliminary figures from the World Meteorological Organization, June saw the warmest global average temperature on record, and this has continued into July.
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Chaotic schedules, safety issues, and lack of negotiation are a few reasons why aviation unions across Europe are striking.
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The summer heat wave may soon become a fall heat wave, according to a new report. Temperatures in the 90s could extend into the first few weeks of September for New York and Philadelphia, while Chicago could see the same high temperatures throughout the whole month, according to the AccuWeather 2023 US fall forecast. The forecast points to an early El Niño as a reason the temperatures will stay warmer, longer.
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Calling Europe a “hot” destination this year has little to do with trends; when Paris hit 109 degrees in July, it marked the city’s hottest day on record—shattering the previous record by five degrees. And the worst may not be over: August could be even hotter, and heat waves in Europe, where fewer than five percent of homes have air conditioning, seem to be getting more common overall.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most states have issued shelter-in-place orders and instructed residents to stay put in their homes to help flatten the curve. However, some people are still required to drive to reach jobs that have been deemed essential (or who work in states that have relaxed shelter-at-home ordinances). Others have driven to be with family or to hunker down at second homes. But is driving between states safe—or even allowed? There is some uncertainty as to whether Americans can drive domestically. Here’s what you need to know.