Europe grapples with unprecedented heat wave

While summer heat is settling in here at home. internationally. one continent is facing a much more dangerous story. TWENTY-TWO NEWS STORM TEAM METEOROLOGIST ALEXA BIANCO EXPLAINS WHY PARTS OF EUROPE ARE SEEING THIS TYPE OF HEAT. As this dangerous heat continues building across parts of Europe. many areas are being forced to deal with the impacts of prolonged extreme temperatures. I broke down why this is happening. An intense heat wave is rewriting the record books across parts of Europe. With several countries seeing temperatures soar into the triple digits. Running well above average and setting new records for late June. What they exactly have is an upper level ridge of high pressure. And what that is is go up in the atmosphere 25-30 thousand feet. You get this what's called a big ridge of high pressure. And with that can become very warm to hot temperatures like they've experienced. Many places in Europe are not used to this type of heat. And some don't even have air conditioning. As people look for ways to cool off at beaches, rivers and lakes. officials say the extreme heat has already turned deadly. Meanwhile. hundreds of schools across parts of Europe have shut down. as the heat wave continues. Portions of France, Spain have set all time record highs exceeding 110 degrees. So a very extreme dangerous heat wave out there. And unfortunately many areas in Europe won't see relief for at least another few days. Working for you. Storm Team Meteorologist Alexa Bianco.