2006 Natural Disasters: 2006 European Heat Wave, Heat Wave of 2006 Derecho Series, Lake Storm "Aphid," North American Blizzard of 2006

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: 2006 European heat wave, Heat wave of 2006 derecho series, Lake Storm Aphid, North American blizzard of 2006, Global storm activity of 2006, Late November 2006 nor'easter, 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide, Early Winter 2006 North American Storm Complex, Colorado Holiday Blizzards, Ka Loko Reservoir, 2006 European cold wave, 2006 Kampung Pasir landslide. Excerpt: The 2006 European heat wave was a period of exceptionally hot weather that arrived at the end of June 2006 in certain European countries. The United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany and western part of Russia were most affected. Several records were broken. In the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and the UK, July 2006 was the warmest month since official measurements began. Belgium experienced two heat waves in July 2006. Before 1990 a heat wave occurred about once every 8 years, but during the last decade the country averages one heat wave per year. On 19 July 2006, temperatures throughout the entire country rose to 36 C (97 F), making it the hottest July day in almost 60 years. The highest temperatures were recorded at the stations of Kleine Brogel and Genk, which measured and, respectively. There were 36 consecutive days of temperatures above where the heat wave lasted for 34 days straight. In the rest of the country, the second heat wave lasted for 17 days. The heat wave ended on 30 July in Belgium and on 31 July in Campine. July was the warmest month in Belgium since records began in 1830 with average maximum temperatures of in Uccle, Brussels. This was 1.8 C (3.24 F) warmer than the previous record set in July 1994 and 7 C (12.6 F) warmer than the 30-year meteorological average for Belgium. July 2006 was also one of the sunniest months in Belgian history, with 316 hours o...