5 ways the Saharan Bubble heatwave is currently hitting Europe

Ruben Hallali, a French meteorologist, noted that the weather map looked scarily like the 1893 painting by Edvard Munch “The Scream.” He posted an image to Twitter showing the painting and the weather map of Europe. In an interview with Liberation, Hallali also noted that temperatures are high, even at 1,500 meters above sea level.

According to the Sun, Friday was the hottest ever day in France, with the Saharan bubble causing a temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius. The weather map turned red after the temperature overtook the previous 2003 record of 44.1 degrees Celsius.

The Saharan Bubble has already had major effects on the UK’s weather, but Saturday is forecast to be the hottest at a forecast temperature of 34 degrees Celsius with plenty of sunshine. This is set to hit areas of London and Lincolnshire and is above the normal average temperature for the time of year.

A 17-year-old man was working in a field in Cordoba early on Friday when he began to feel dizzy from the heat. He jumped into a swimming pool on the property to cool down, but when he climbed out he suffered convulsions and was taken to hospital where he died. Thursday saw the death by heatstroke of an 80-year-old man in Valladolid, Castilla y Leon. The man collapsed at a street intersection at 5:50 pm and could not be revived.

Germany on Wednesday recorded the highest-ever temperature in June at 38.6 degrees Celsius in Coschen. The previous record temperature was 38.5 degrees Celsius in 1947 in the town of Buhlertal. Meteorologists say the length of the previous record is notable at 72 years and the heatwave won’t be going away very soon either.