中欧和西欧地区将在下周经历新一轮强烈热浪[1]。法国、西班牙和意大利的气温预计将升至30多摄氏度的高位[1]，随后德国、波兰和捷克将在周末遭遇最高温[1]。
欧洲今夏持续高温纪录不断被打破[1]。奥地利在8月4日于维也纳东北的Stammersdorf记录了41.0°C的全国新纪录[1]，这一纪录仅保持一天便被刷新——8月5日，Deutsch-Altenburg测得41.2°C[1]，超过了2003年前纪录40.3°C[1]。同日，斯洛伐克也创造了该国41.4°C的全国纪录[1]。强烈反气旋导致阿尔卑斯地区冻融面上升至4,000米以上，加速了冰川融化[1]。
Central and western Europe is facing another punishing heat wave in the coming week, with temperatures expected to soar across the continent [1]. France, Spain, and Italy are forecast to experience highs in the 30-degree Celsius range next Sunday, while Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic will endure their peak temperatures over the weekend [1].
The extreme conditions have already produced several record-breaking milestones across the region. Austria set a new national temperature record of 41.0°C on August 4 at Stammersdorf in northeastern Vienna, only to have that mark surpassed the following day when Deutsch-Altenburg recorded 41.2°C [1]. The previous Austrian record had stood at 40.3°C since August 2003 [1]. On the same day, Slovakia also established a national heat record of 41.4°C [1].
The intensity of the heat wave, driven by a powerful anticyclone system, is having dramatic effects on the alpine region. The freezing level in the Alps has risen above 4,000 meters, accelerating the melting of glaciers across the mountain range [1].