“Wednesday will be the hottest day on a national scale,” the Météo-France public agency warned in France, but the heat peak will continue to be present on Thursday “moving east.”
The Ministry of Ecological Transition also announced on Wednesday that two other departments are suffering from a drought crisis, lozère Y upper rhineand the prefect of Upper Corsica He asked in a tweet that citizens reduce their water consumption because “if we continue at this rate, given the forecast weather conditions, there will be no water in 25 days!“.
Spain on alert
After a brief truce at the end of July, Spain was again on alert on Wednesday with temperatures that could exceed 40°C in several southern provinces. This Tuesday they reached 43.3°C in the town of Talavera of the Queenin the central province of Toledo.
This warm episode “is probably the third heat wave” that will last until at least Thursday, the spokesman for the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Ruben del Campo. “There is no doubt that the climate change is behind,” he added.
Tropical nights are expected, in which temperatures will not drop below 20ºC, in various areas of eastern and southern Spain, as a result of the high temperatures in the Mediterraneanbetween 3 and 4ºC above normal, according to the AEMET.
In France, “between Wednesday and Thursday the maximum temperatures will often be greater than or equal to 35°C, with peaks of 39 or 40°C in the southwest,” indicates Météo-France, which put 26 departments on orange alert for heat wave.
Drought gives Europe more problems
Prolonged periods without rain threaten certain crops and force the imposition of restrictions on water usesince France is one of the European countries most exposed to the risk of drought.
This heat only makes the drought worse and July 2022 is “the second driest month” in France since measurements began in 1958-1959, with a rainfall deficit of about 84% compared to normal, according to Météo-France.
All of Europe has been affected. July was the driest since 1935 in Englandwhich is now in a state of “prolonged dry weather”, the pre-drought stage, which implies precautionary measures.
Various water companies have announced restrictions affecting millions of people and fruit and vegetable growers reported the crop failure of salads, beans and berries. Added to this is a permanent threat of forest fires.
On the border between Czech Republic Y Germany, on July 24, a large forest fire broke out in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, breaking heat records (36.4C). Thousands of hectares have already been affected.
In Poland, the level of the rivers was very low. Restrictions have been imposed on the use of water in various regions, especially in gardens.
Source: Ambito
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