Yesterday, 08:39 • 6 minutes reading time
—
REGION – Sweating, puffing and, above all, looking for coolness as much as possible. That’s how the region tried to get through this Tuesday. The temperatures rose to 38 degrees and that is why the KNMI has issued code orange. In this live blog we kept you informed about this sweltering day.
—
The most important news in this live blog:
- All parking spaces in Scheveningen are occupied
- Top crowds at the Wateringen outdoor swimming pool
- The mercury has risen to 30 degrees and more everywhere
- Tips for beachgoers: come by bike and bring water
- PostNL adjusts delivery times, environmental streets closed earlier
- air quality is insufficient to poor
—
Smog reaches peak, air quality is insufficient to bad
The smog reached its peak on Tuesday. At almost all measuring points of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in the country, high concentrations of ozone were measured at the end of the afternoon on Tuesday, as a result of which the air quality was described as insufficient to poor.
—
Summer smog is caused by high temperatures, pollutants and little wind. If pollutants, for example emitted by industrial companies, accumulate on sunny days, smog can form. The waste products in the air are converted into ozone by sunlight. This mainly happens in spring and summer when there is little wind. The smog can cause coughing and shortness of breath and irritation to the eyes, nose and throat.
—
Where was it warmest?
With temperatures of 37 degrees, it was not fun for many people today. Certainly not for the inhabitants of a large city like The Hague, with many places with stone and little vegetation. These places are also known as heat islands. At Hillebrant Jacobsplein in the Rivierenbuurt, local residents have taken the initiative to do something about this. A beautiful day to see whether that also has an effect and whether there are less warm places elsewhere in the city.
—
Temperatures are rising high throughout The Hague
—
Center ring in Naaldwijk open later due to heat
It will take a few more days before the Secretary Verhoeffweg opens in the center of Naaldwijk. The intention was to open the road this Tuesday, but that will not be until Saturday. According to the municipality of Westland, the heat does not make it possible to carry out the final asphalting work.
—
A new roundabout has been constructed in Secretary Verhoeffweg. De Tuinen shopping center is accessible via ‘s-Gravenzandseweg and Willem van Hooffstraat.
—
– No more room at De Vliet swimming pool
– Parking garages Scheveningen full
– Dog beach closed for possible medical waste
Dog owners should ignore the beach at the Kagerzoom in Warmond for the time being. Glass, pottery and possibly medical waste have been found in the sand. A small crane will excavate soil from next week and take it for research. Until then, the dog swimming beach will remain closed. ‘Do not go into the water’, the municipality of Teylingen calls out.
—
Drone shows crowds on the beach
On this tropical Tuesday, people are looking to cool down on the beach en masse. It was also busy early on with bathers on Scheveningen. A drone has imaged the crowds in one of the busiest seaside resorts in the Netherlands.
—
Drone shows crowds on the beach
—
Fans and water distributed at Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Rotterdam The Hague Airport tries with water bottles, fans and tents to prevent waiting people from being overcome by the heat. The airport calls on travelers to bring their own water and not to arrive too early. Additional personnel have been deployed to monitor the situation outside and provide passengers with information. The runways are cooled with water.
—
Cops treated to ice cream
Two cars collided with each other on the Zwolsestraat in The Hague on Tuesday morning. No one was injured. Police officers gathered together were treated to a delicious ice cream by a boy.
—
– Tropical heat in Poeldijk
In some parts of the country it is already tropical warm. A measuring station in Poeldijk in the municipality of Westland showed a 30 degree print around 10 a.m. Tropical values have also been measured in Arnhem, Woensdrecht, Maastricht and Wijk aan Zee.
—
Warning: do not go into the sea with your air mattress
The orange windsock was hoisted on the beaches of The Hague on Tuesday. That means: do not go out to sea with flotation devices. Because the wind comes from the land, you can easily be blown into the sea.
—
– Gouda hands out ice cream
Gouda has been around for 750 years and is therefore handing out cooling ice creams to everyone in the city centre. A giant cake was supposed to be cut, but that has been moved to the closing party in September. Incidentally, the 750th anniversary is questioned, because the parchment evidence that Count Floris V granted Gouda city rights on this very date is no longer there.
—
‘Take precautions when visiting the beach’
The municipality of The Hague calls on beachgoers to take precautions on Tuesday when they visit the coast. For example, the municipality advises to come to the beach by bicycle or public transport because of the expected traffic.
—
‘Due to the traffic jams that then arise, it is possible that you have to wait in the car for a longer period of time. This can lead to dangerous situations due to the high temperature’, according to the municipality. The advice to motorists is to take enough water with them and to keep an eye on travel advice about the accessibility of the coast.
—
– Already at 5.00 am working in the greenhouse
In various places in the Netherlands, the mercury will creep towards 40 degrees. A tough day for anyone who has to work in a place where there is no air conditioning. For example in the greenhouses of Westland, where it gets very hot with this weather. That is why they started extra early at Ted van Luijk aubergine nursery in Wateringen.
—
– Different working hours for waste collection, PostNL adjusts delivery times
Many waste collectors in the region have adjusted working hours on Tuesday due to the expected heat, report the Royal Association for Waste and Cleaning Management and the Association of Waste Companies. Many recycling centers have also announced adjusted opening hours.
—
PostNL adjusts the delivery times of postal deliverers. Due to the code orange announced by the KNMI, deliverers may, if they wish, also deliver until 9 p.m. Normally, the working day for postal workers ends at 6 p.m.
—
Due to the expected high temperatures, more corona test streets and – will be closed in the coming days. Some buildings will remain closed completely, other places will be open to a limited extent, the GGDs report.
—
From 11:00 code orange
The KNMI has issued code orange for our region from 11 a.m. due to the high temperatures. In addition to our region, the code also applies in the south, east and center of the country. According to our weatherman Huub Mizee it can be 38 degrees. “So the question is whether the old record in South Holland, which stands at 36.4 degrees on July 26 in 2019, will be broken.”
—
With code orange the KNMI says: be prepared. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) warns that the air quality will be very bad, especially in the afternoon and early evening, due to smog.
—
–
–!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)
{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};
if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;
n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,’script’,
‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);
fbq(‘init’, ‘671999992943886’);
fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);
