The temperature of the ground in some areas of Spain has hit more than 60C [140F] during the deadly heatwave sweeping Europe, satellite recordings have shown.

Temperature records have been broken on most of the continent, including France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy, where highs of 40C [104F] were recorded again on Wednesday.

Sicily and Sardinia were forecast to be as high as 48C [118.4F].

These temperatures are no joke. For reference, it was about 48C (119F) in west Texas where the 2 Floridians died a couple weeks back.

Anyone experiencing this kind of heat needs to make it their #1 priority. Stay cool. Stay hydrated. Pay attention to yourself and your loved ones for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

And it's only going to get worse: "In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C (119.8F)" The Cerberus heatwave (not sinister at all) has already claimed it's first victim in Italy and temperatures haven't peaked.

I highly recommend at least the first few chapters of The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson Amazon link.

I live in Spain and didn't hear anything about a heat wave. In fact here in the north it's quite cool. The only place mentioned in the article is Extremadura which has up to 38 degrees in this weather app. That's a normal summer temperature. It's easy to survive with plenty of siesta.

It's worth noting that this is soil temp not air temp. Still bad just not quite as deadly as the title makes out

This ......is....fine...? /s

Absolutely brutal man.

How the hell does a society even function at 60c?

Like, if this is how the world is going to be everywhere, how do we actually do this?

This is just insane. How are people not cooking alive? I don’t look forward to the coming years…

Wait isn't this the world record for ground temp? I thought the previously highest recorded was like 52°C in death valley