(Bloomberg) -- Yellow weather warnings are in place for Scotland on Thursday, as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto bring strong winds and heavy rain.
Lilian — the 12th named storm of the season — is bringing more than 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain to higher ground in western Scotland, according to the UK Met Office. At the same time, a wind warning covers parts of northern Wales, northern England and southern Scotland, with gusts of up to 75 miles (121 kilometers) per hour expected on Friday morning.
“Our global forecast model shows that Ernesto remnants have phased in with the jet stream, becoming part of a large scale extra-tropical storm system,” which could also impact Norway, according to Climavision.
Hurricane Ernesto brought dangerous winds and drenching rains to Bermuda last week, flooding low-lying areas of the British territory. The conditions through Friday morning have the potential to disrupt transport across northern parts of the UK, including rail and ferry services.
Germany day-ahead prices dropped to the lowest level since July 13, turning negative for eight hours, data from Epex Spot SE show. Average weekly wind generation is forecast to total 14.7 gigawatts — more than double the five-year average, according to Bloomberg models.
Thunderstorm alerts are in place for parts of southern Europe, including the eastern Pyrenees, Italy’s Veneto region and Serbia.
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves, triggering extreme weather events from violent storms to wildfires. As the Mediterranean Sea warms — reaching a record average temperature last week — it’s turbo-charging storms across the region.
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In Greece, Athens and the surrounding Attica region still face a high risk of wildfires, along with a number of Aegean islands including Crete and Rhodes. Winds and temperatures will pick up on Friday.
Planes and helicopters are assisting the authorities combat two forest fires, one in Kavala in northeastern Greece and another near Ioannina in the northwest.
On the island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean, Portuguese authorities are fighting a wildfire that started last week. Two planes from Spain and 44 additional firefighters from mainland Portugal have been deployed to help tackle the blaze that’s in a hard-to-access mountainous area.
--With assistance from Joao Lima.
(Updates with Storm Lilian in second paragraph and Madeira wildfire in last)
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