Much of northern Europe has been sizzling in unseasonably high temperatures sending people scurrying into parks and onto the beach.
In the UK, the Met Office recorded the warmest September day since 1911 with the mercury rising to over 34 degrees Celsius in the south.
“I love it because we don’t really have it during the summer, so just having it during September makes it nicer, to catch up on the sun that we missed out on later on,” said one female sunbather.
Not everywhere was #hot today. Check out the contrast in maximum temperatures between the different ends of the UK! pic.twitter.com/VltB8rf78R— Met Office (@metoffice) 13 September 2016
Not to be out done, in Brussels people also sought ways to cool off – finding the odd park fountain to dip into and slurping on ice creams.
September is not usually a hot month but some northern regions are experiencing temperatures around 9-12 degrees above normal.
Journalists/broadcasters commenting on record high temperatures without mentioning climate change are letting the public down— Francis Wight (@FrancisWight) September 13, 2016
In the Netherlands and Berlin, as health experts warned people to slap on the sun cream and to drink lots of water, for the children it was play time in local rivers.
Worldwide, this year is set to be the hottest since records began in the 19th century. According to the experts it’s due to a build-up of man-made greenhouse gases and an El Nino event that has warmed the Pacific Ocean.
So much for #LaNina cooling after record setting #ElNino; global temperatures stay high. #climatechange #climate pic.twitter.com/hGGzLNifHw— Paul Beckwith (@PaulHBeckwith) September 13, 2016
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