2003 European heatwave

Question 1

Temps reached in UK?

Answer 1

38 degrees

Question 2

impact on rivers and lakes

Answer 2

extremely low levels
Danube lowest in 100 yrs
decreased hydroelectric power and increased water scarcity

Question 3

Impact on environment

Answer 3

over 200,000 hectares of forest destroyed due to dry conditions and forest fires
Glaciers in the Alps increasingly melted - caused rock and ice falls
farmland/crops destoyed

Question 4

Impact on people/socio-econ

Answer 4

20,000 deaths - most in France - elderly/vulnerable
Cost European farming 13 billion euros - animals died and crops failed
limited water supplies - hosepipe bans