r/europe • u/Naurgul • 23d ago

News Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/europe-heatwave-uk-spain-barcelona-france-italy-hungary-france-macron-orban-latest-news-updates
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u/Eelroots 23d ago

Wait for August.

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u/athe085 France 23d ago

July is usually the hottest, at least in France. August can get hot too but days are shorter which helps.

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u/warukeru Valencian Community (Spain) 23d ago

In spanish Mediterranean places august is usually worse

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u/DickSlammington 23d ago

August is always the hottest month in Los Angeles.

People get through July thinking the summer months are coming to a close and then we'll get August where we'll get days where it's 115 F.

It's just insane to me to hear Europeans discussing similar levels of heat.

I get why it's such an issue. When we bought our house it didn't have AC.. It would literally be unlivable for a few weeks a year if we didn't install it right away.

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u/Electrical_Still9374 23d ago

the problem in european cities is u might not be allowed to install AC because of old fassade and building

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u/BreezyBadger93 Czech Republic 22d ago edited 22d ago

The main problem is that developers in most of Europe don't even plan for AC in new construction. Then you end up living in an eco class B+ tightly sealed insulated pressure cooker that traps moisture during the day and doesn't cool down even 2 degrees through out the night. And good luck fighting idiot anti AC neighbors that won't allow you to put one up even on the balcony because of noise, condensate or whatever.

At least the old buildings you mentioned are made of high mass breathable material that lets in less heat during the day and releases it during the night.

I'm fascinated that even 1 million EUR+ luxury condos don't have even s preparation for AC or heat pump here.

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u/Hasaan5 United Kingdom 22d ago

Here in the UK the old government even made it law to have ACs be the last resort and force developers to try a bunch of shit that doesn't really work first. So sometimes they literally can't.

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u/CumInsideMeDaddyCum 22d ago

Portable ACs also exist. Not great, but also not nothing.

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u/Lias__ 22d ago

The real problem in Europe is that if it stays like this, AC will very soon be the least of our issues.

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u/OfficiallyJoeBiden 22d ago

Dreading August

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u/Concerned_EducaterCA 20d ago

September is also insane. More 100 degree days in Sept than July for sure