Joe Wertz

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Joe Wertz

High-pressure patterns have set up many of the UK’s most damaging heat events. (Bloomberg) -- Global warming is boosting the number of hot summer days in the UK and intensifying heat waves, with an outside chance that temperatures could eclipse the records of Mediterranean capitals like Rome. Almost three years ago, the UK breached 40C (104F) for the first time on record.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Joe Wertz

(Bloomberg) -- The blast of North African heat enveloping parts of Europe this week will bring powerful thunderstorms and Saharan sand in its wake. Amber storm alerts have been issued for Castile and Leon in Spain, along with northern Portugal on Wednesday, as the heat breaks over Iberia. Further north, the highest temperatures for the UK and France are likely to come on Friday. Highs will climb to 36C (97F) in Rome, with London reaching 27C and Paris 31C.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Mary Hui |Joe Wertz

Welcome to Weather Watch, our weekly newsletter on how the planet’s ever wilder weather patterns are impacting the global economy. Got feedback and forecasts? Write us at [email protected]. And sign up here if you’re not on the list already. Weather in the tropics can change rapidly, going from torrential rain to blazing sun in minutes, making forecasting especially tricky in a region that has some of the world’s fastest growing and urbanizing populations.

2 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Joe Wertz |Eamon Farhat

Advertisement 1Europe is set for unseasonably warm and humid weather this week as a stream of hot air is funneled in from North Africa, boosting cooling demand and energy prices. Article content(Bloomberg) — Europe is set for unseasonably warm and humid weather this week as a stream of hot air is funneled in from North Africa, boosting cooling demand and energy prices.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Joe Wertz |Eamon Farhat

A pedestrian uses a fan for shade in Seville. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Europe is set for unseasonably warm and humid weather this week as a stream of hot air is funneled in from North Africa, boosting cooling demand and energy prices. The heat is already hitting Iberia, with parts of Spain climbing to as high as 40C (104F) on Monday. Power prices in Spain for tomorrow are close to a three-month high, according to data from OMIE.