The Department of Education has announced the closure of 1,300 schools in the French capital Paris as the mercury crossed the 40-degree mark. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in many areas of Paris as the heat wave returns, and tourists who have not booked tickets for the Eiffel Tower have been advised to stay home. It has been announced that the highest part of the Eiffel Tower will be closed until Thursday. Apart from France, temperatures have also been high in Belgium and the Netherlands, but temperatures are decreasing in Portugal. The French government is taking various steps to alleviate the situation caused by the heat in the country. On the other hand, June in Barcelona has been found to be the hottest in its hundred-year history. The Spanish Meteorological Department said that the first heat wave of this summer is taking hold in Europe. Barcelona, where the average temperature has been 26 degrees Celsius since 2014, recorded a temperature of 37.9 degrees Celsius on June 30. With this, the highest average temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius recorded in 2003 has been broken. Spain broke the highest temperature record since 1950 with a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius. On June 29, the highest average temperature was recorded at 28 degrees. While in the southern province of Huelva, a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius was recorded. The French weather agency Meteo France has also warned of forest fires. The lack of rain in June has dried up the land and with the increase in temperature, the risk of fires has also increased. According to Meteo France, the number of hot days will increase tenfold by the year 2100 and the average temperature will also increase to 50 degrees.
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