Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat

Our European environment correspondent has been reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way across Europe, covering everything from the lack of preparation to ways to deal with the heat Post your questions now – Ajit will be here at 1pm BST (2pm CEST) to answer them Many European countries, including Germany, France, Czechia, Poland and Hungary have experienced their hottest days ever . The UK and others have suffered their hottest ever day in June. Over the past week Ajit, alongside the rest of our environment team and network of reporters, has been following this extreme heat wave as it headed east across the continent.

Today, Budapest is expected to hit 40C and other parts of eastern Europe have issued red warnings for extreme heat. We have looked at how the heatwave has been used as a political football ; the best ways to stay safe in the heat and how these kind of temperatures disproportionately impact women and low-income families . Continue reading...