Belgium (The Brussels morning newspaper): Also hot this month was Italy which reached an amazing 36.5°C. A record-breaking day if one may describe it. With global temperatures rising and excessive weather changes are occurring, it becomes necessary to adopt measures to deter these changes.
The temperature is way up, breaking old records and showing how climate change is affecting things. This supper high temperature is part of a worrying pattern of more extreme weather all around the world, Belgium included. The meteorologists tell us that there’s a high pressure system and warm air moving over Europe right now. Combined with the record-breaking temperatures, the message of super climate change is screaming in. We need to do it urgently to effect change Gillian from Scotland “With more of these wild weather events in Europe, carbon actions and strong climate plans become ever more crucial.”
What caused Belgium’s record breaking September heatwave?
On September 1 of this year, the temperature record was smashed again in Belgium. At 3pm it reached 29.3°C in Uccle the only other month when this happened was August Time for getting down to facts and extinguishing myths. “But even here we can demonstrate that climate change is a fact”, said Frédéric Hallet, a senior climatologist with the institute who bases his statements on hard data. “Not only have the monthly and annual mean temperatures risen in the last 12 years, but it also was shown that even on June 13 temperatures shot upwards more than anywhere else in Western Europe.” The heat wave continued throughout the day on September 1. Around 6:30 PM, the Royal Meteorological Institute stated that as of this moment it hit 31.3°C, which is an all-time high for our country. This figure not only beat the previous record but also set a new standard for September 1 in Belgium. The temperature just kept on going up all day, clearly demonstrating that heat waves are more frequent making it plain that climate change is no trifle for our weather.
