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As a heat wave rolls over Europe, bringing temperatures as high as 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) in Prague on Tuesday, the ICE PUB in downtown Prague offers a brief escape to Arctic conditions. climatechange heatwave

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The bar, just a minute’s walk from the capital’s renowned Charles Bridge, serves vodka-based cocktails in cups made of ice; the furnishings and decorations are also made from ice. The bar used to serve beer as well, but has stopped that because the tap kept freezing up, bartender Lukas Santler said.Europe’s heatwave looks set to peak on Tuesday, but temperatures may remain above normal into the middle of next week, the World Meteorological Organisation said, warning that such events could occur with greater frequency in the future.

Britain recorded its highest-ever temperature of 40 degrees Celsius , while firefighters in southwestern France battled to contain huge forest wildfires as a heatwave rising from the south settled over western Europe.At the same briefing, WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas warned that he expected to see a “much higher” number of heat waves in future due to climate change.

 

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