A scoring heat wave advances on southern Europewith temperatures that They exceed 40 ° C. and shoot the Sanitary alerts in numerous countries. Meteorological authorities issued notices for extreme risks, especially in Mediterranean regions, where the Concern for forest fires.
The phenomenon is originated by an antichichlon from Africa that It affects a good part of the continent and causes that, at night, the thermometers do not drop from 20 degrees. The record figures for this moment of the year and emergency measures are repeated in several states. Meteorological services, health organizations and governments adopt strategies to mitigate the impact of extreme heat, while Deaths, evacuations and suspensions of school activities are recorded. “It’s something never seen,” warned the Minister of Ecological Transition of FranceAgnès Pannier-Runacher.
The situation in each country
Spain
The State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) reported that “June 29 was the warmest in Spain as a whole since at least 1950”The country is under alert by “Extreme temperatures” and stormslike those that affected neighboring Portugal on Sunday.
On Monday, the thermometer reached a new record in Granado, Andalusia, With 46 degreesexceeding the 45.2 of Seville in 1965. In addition, the average temperature of the Mediterranean Sea stood at 26.01 ° C, the highest value for June. After the death of two workers during the weekend, The unions demanded that companies “preventive measures” to protect staff.
“Extreme heat is no longer a rare event, it has become the new normality,” said the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, from Seville, Spain, where temperatures were expected to reach 42 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon.
Portugal
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the atmosphere foresees temperatures up to 44 degrees in Beja, in the south. In Mora, a 100 kilometers from Lisbon, 46.6 degrees were recorded. The country remains at a maximum risk of fires, although a focus near Castelo Branco was controlled on Monday.
Italy
The Ministry of Health decreed the red alert for 17 cities, including Rome, Milan, Florence and Verona. “Italy crosses one of the strongest heat waves of the summer,” said meteorologist Antonio Spano. In Potenza, a 77 -year -old woman died on Sunday for smoke inhalation during a fire. Alerts of fire in various regions of the country.
France
Météo -France – The National Meteorological Service – It foresees temperatures between 37 and 40 degrees In much of the country. Paris and 15 other departments will go to the highest alert level on Tuesday, while another 68 will continue at the orange level.
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What currently happens in France are “unprecedented phenomena,” defined the Minister of Ecological Transition. About 200 public schools will suspend classes totally or partially.
United Kingdom
The country is going through its second heat wave of the yearwith an amber alert in force in much of England. London and surroundings will reach 34 degrees, just at the beginning of Wimbledon, where the “heat rule” is applied: players can request a 10 -minute break if 30.1 degrees are exceeded.
In a country where air conditioning is rare, the population seeks ways to mitigate heat in homes designed to Keep high temperatures.
Germany, Switzerland and Belgium
Germany experiences “extreme temperatures”, especially on the border with France and the southwest. In Switzerland, the most affected areas are valleys and flat areas; Geneva enabled free access to pools and cinemas for older adults. Belgium, although with somewhat minor values, will also reach temperatures up to 40 degrees on Wednesday.
Greece, Czech Republic, Austria, Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia
In Greece, the heat wave began to send and the values were normal again. In the Czech Republic and Austria, on the other hand, a week of intense temperatures is expected. Serbia will reach between 30 and 35 degrees between Tuesday and Wednesday, and up to 39 on Thursday. In Croatia the records rise again, and in Macedonia they could reach 40 degrees over the weekend.
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Türkiye
More than 50,000 people were evacuated in 41 locations due to forest fires caused by high temperatures, according to local authorities. In detail, some vacation houses were affected in the Doganbey region in Izmir and forced the temporary closure of the airport of Izmir.
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Source: Ambito
