UN Secretary General, António Guterres, warned from Seville, Spain, where they are forecast until 42 ° C.that the planet “is warming and becoming more dangerous.” “Extreme heat is no longer a rare event, it has become the new normality,” he wrote in his X account.
In Francewhich faces high temperatures in almost all its territorythe situation is aggravated by the lack of air conditioning in homes and public spaces. The authorities have activated special plans to assist the elderly, homeless and workers exposed to the sun.
In Portugalseven districts were put under red alertafter reaching a historical record of 46.6 ° C in June. The threat of forest fires remains high, especially in the interior regions.
Türkiyefor its part, it faces active fires of fire in the region of emirwhere strong winds hinder the work of firefighters. The flames damaged homes and forced the evacuation of at least four villages. In addition, the local airport was temporarily closed as a security measure.
In Italythe Ministry of Health issued a Red level 3 alert For 21 cities, indicating even risk for healthy people. In regions such as Liguria and Sicily, restrictions on outdoor work were imposed during the hours of greater sun exposure.
Finally, in him southern Germanythey registered until 35 ° C on Mondayand the thermometers are expected to reach 39 ° C on Wednesday.
Frio extreme in Argentina
During the weekend, Numerous areas of the country woke up snow coversresult of the interaction between a mass of polar air and high levels of humidity. In Trelew, where snowfalls were not registered for more than 12 years, he snow again. Accumulations were also reported in sectors of the southwest of La Pampa, from the Buenos Aires South, in some Cordoba mountains, as well as in Neuquén, San Juan and Mendoza.
The advance of polar air continues to spread throughout the national territory. After a cold weekend, with mostly covered sky and high humidity in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) predicted a notorious descent of temperature towards the middle of the week, due to the entry of a new mass of cold air during the transition from Saturday to Sunday.
Source: Ambito
