2007 European heatwave

Weather event in Southern Europe July 2007 July 2018 October 2020 June - August 2007 47.5 117.5 Nea Filadelfeia and Aspropyrgos, Greece on 26 June 2007 Greece, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Hungary, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania The 2007 European heat wave affected most of Southern and the Southeastern Europe. The phenomenon began affecting Italy and Turkey on 17 June and expanded into Greece and the neighbouring countries, all the way to Hungary and Ukraine on 18 June. The costs of the heat wave were estimated at 2 billion euros.Mircheva Tsekov Meyer Guerova 2017 1 April 2007 Mainz, Germany recorded an average high of 22.4 C for April, the strongest deviation (+6.2 C-change) from the 1989-2018 average of any month. It was also the first calendar month without any measured precipitation since February 1959. A high of 29.4 C was reached on 14 April.https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/jahresrueckblicke/archiv/rb_2007.pdf Jahresrückblick 2007 des Deutschen Wetterdienstes - Gefährliche Wetterereignisse und Wetterschäden in Deutschland Deutscher Wetterdienst 10 December 2007 ftp://ftp-cdc.dwd.de/pub/CDC/observations_germany/climate/daily/kl/historical/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151201230638/ftp://ftp-cdc.dwd.de/pub/CDC/observations_germany/climate/daily/kl/historical/ 2015-12-01 dead FTP link ftp-cdc.dwd.de thumb|right|Well-visited public swimming pool in Mainz in late April June 2007 Up until 21 June, temperatures generally hovered around 36 - 39 C in most of the aforementioned countries; however, starting on 22 June, temperatures skyrocketed in this entire region. From this point on, Greece, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Turkey experienced record-breaking temperatures in a situation unprecedented even for these nations, typically used to conditions of extreme heat. thumb|Forest fire burns on the island of Zakynthos in Greece on 25 July 2007 During the weekend of 23–24 June and on 25 June, temperatures soared to 43 - 44 C. By 26 June, however, Greece seemed to bear the brunt of the heatwave with temperatures in Athens reaching 46.2 °C.Founda Giannakopoulos 2009 230Grohmann Karolos Fires burn across sizzling Greece, two dead https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-europe-weather-greece-dc/fires-burn-across-sizzling-greece-two-dead-idUSL2882482920070628 Reuters 17 July 2018 28 June 2007 The same day, Greece's national power consumption set a new record.News in Crete & Greece Archive May - June 2007 http://www.livingincrete.net/news8.html LivingInCrete.net 17 July 2018 17 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180317101829/http://livingincrete.net/news8.html dead Parts of Greece, including neighbourhoods in Athens, suffered from power outages due to high electricity demand and heat damage to the grid. Explosions from overheating transmission towers were implicated in the forest fires ravaging the country. The discomfort was exacerbated by high night-time temperatures, which exceeded averages by up to 8 C-change, and remained at very high levels for more than half of the 2007 summer.Founda Giannakopoulos 2009 230 More than 200 people were hospitalized for heat-related treatment and 18 people died from heat exhaustion. By 28 June northerly winds started blowing from the northwest and temperatures finally began falling, reaching a cooler 39 °C. Nonetheless, at a time when everyone believed that the worst part was over, more than 100 fires erupted across the country. Two people perished in the village of Aghia, near the city of Larissa. In the evening of that same day a major wildfire broke out in Mount Parnitha near Athens. By the dawn of 29 June, a significant part of the popular Parnitha National Park had turned into ashes. Temperatures fell by as much as 6 C-change and the worst heatwave since records began came to an end leaving Greece reeling upon its disastrous effects. July 2007 By late July, temperatures again rose to more than 40 °C in Southern Europe, impacting agriculture, electricity supply, forestry and human health. From 21 to 25 July, temperatures reached or exceeded 45 °C. Over 500 deaths in Hungary were attributed to the heatwave.500 deaths in Hungary blamed on European heat wave https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/500-deaths-in-hungary-blamed-on-european-heat-wave-1.674826 CBC.ca 15 July 2018 24 July 2007 Major wildfires destroyed large forested areas across the region. Six people (including two Canadair pilots) lost their lives while trying to extinguish the flames in Greece. The country's electricity grid nearly collapsed due to exceptional demand for air conditioning. Hundreds of tourists were stranded on the beaches of Apulia, in Southeastern Italy, and had to be rescued by boats.Europe bakes in summer heatwave http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6915157.stm BBC News Online 15 July 2018 25 July 2007 In Bulgaria, six people were killed in the fires that started on 22 July. An estimated 1,530 fires broke out between 20 and 24 July, three times the yearly average. During the largest fire near Stara Zagora, 50 sqkm off of pine forest burned for three days, as firefighters were unable to control the fire by conventional means. Strong winds and the extremely dry air quickly sparked new fires. The government requested help from Russia, and Be-200 amphibious water bombers finally managed to contain the blaze near Stara Zagora.GFMCadmin Fires in Bulgaria – GFMC https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2007-gfmcnew/20070723_bl.html 2024-08-07 en-USstaff The Sofia Globe 2024-07-22 Bulgaria continues battle against widespread wildfires https://sofiaglobe.com/2024/07/22/bulgaria-continues-battle-against-widespread-wildfires/ 2024-08-07 The Sofia Globe en-US August 2007 thumb|right|A forest fire in Croatia 2007 Croatian coast fires In the beginning of August, the Dalmatian coast in Croatia was hit by severe fires, especially in the surroundings of Dubrovnik.Crnčević Lidija Zgarište od Cavtata do Mokošice https://www.jutarnji.hr/arhiva/zgariste-od-cavtata-do-mokosice/3298847/ Jutarnji list 15 July 2018 Zagreb, Croatia hr 6 August 2007 See also 2007 Greek forest fires 2007 Asian heat wave References Notes section July 2018 Sources Benali Nacéra La canicule, l'eau et le vin https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/71485 El Watan 15 July 2018 28 June 2007 fr Founda D. 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