(Bloomberg) -- As record-breaking temperatures sweep Europe, concerns are rising with reports of infrastructure starting to break down.
In the UK, flights were suspended at London’s Luton Airport and the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base with reports of runways melting.
The UK’s Network Rail reported a kink in a section of the rail tracks in central London, noting that its temperature had reached 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit).
People in affected countries are tweeting about their pets and warning of the risk of heat stroke and burnt paws.
Others are posting about how to keep dogs entertained inside. Composer Nick Harvey posted a duet with his pup howling to Glenn Frey’s “The Heat Is On.”
Despite the scorcher, people are trying to get on with their daily duties. A Daily Mirror photojournalist tweeted this image of a member of the Queen’s Guard being given water to drink.
Top of mind is climate change, which makes heat waves more likely to occur. Over the weekend, Melanie Vogel, a member of the French Senate, tweeted that temperatures of more than 59 Celsius were recorded in Spain and 48 in the south of France. “This is not ‘just summer,’” she said, “It is ‘just hell’ and will pretty soon become ‘just the end of human life’ if we continue with our climate inaction.”
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