An extreme heat expert from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), John Nairn, explained that this type of situation will continue to grow in intensity: “The El Niño phenomenonrecently declared, will only amplify the incidence and intensity of extreme heat waves.”
The Canicula (a climatic event that happens during the summer season and is characterized by being a drought), which affects the northern sector of the planet, continues this Tuesday with active fires in Greece and USAand a possible temperature record for the European continent in the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
Alerts for heat waves as a consequence of global warming
The health authorities issued heat alerts in United States, Europe and Asiaand remember that it is necessary to hydrate and protect yourself from the sun, in a new illustration of the direct effects of global warming.
“One of the remarkable phenomena that we have observed is that the number of simultaneous heat waves in the northern hemisphere has increased sixfold since 1980. This trend shows no sign of abating“, indicated the WMO expert.
According to the researchers, the gases from greenhouse effect that retain heat are responsible for climate change.
fires in switzerland
In the midst of the heat wave facing Europe, which is accentuated this Tuesday in some parts of the northern hemisphere, more than 200 people were evacuated in the Swiss Alps because of a major forest fire which started yesterday in a nearby forest to the commune of Bitsch, against which more than 150 firefighters were deployed.
“An important intervention system. We are still fighting the fire, which is spreading fast.“, the Valais cantonal police said in a statement.
“Some 150 firefighters are currently fighting tirelessly against the fire which, for now, still was not controlled“, the police said.
For his part, he local fire chiefMario Schaller, indicated that some 100 hectares of forest burnedand that they will not rest “until the smoke has cleared“.
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Alain Amherd
Source: Ambito
