Slovakia Hits 42C as Heatwave Shuts Poland Plants
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- Slovakia recorded a new national temperature high of 42°C as the heatwave swept central and eastern Europe.
- Poland's authorities were forced to shut down the Kozienice and Połaniec power plants because of the extreme heat.
- Temperature records were broken in several countries across central and eastern Europe, with photo coverage showing dry riverbeds and scorched earth across the continent.
- The heatwave is the same extreme weather pattern driving the broader European dry conditions, linking record temperatures to visible landscape damage.
Why it matters: Power plant shutdowns in Poland show that heatwaves are already knocking critical energy infrastructure offline in Europe, while Slovakia's 42°C reading confirms the event is hitting record-shattering intensity — a direct operational and public-health stress on countries not historically built for this climate.
