Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads

Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries in southern Europe, temperatures should exceed 40 ° C in certain places this weekend.

Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are among the affected countries – the Spanish city of Seville forecasts 42c.

The hot air from North Africa, which is spread through the Balkans to holiday destinations such as Croatia, contributes to arrow temperatures.

The BBC weather says that the heat wave is “very intense” for this time of year – with the continent which normally experienced such high temperatures in July and early August.

In Spain, emergency staff was placed pending to deal with an increase in heat strokes, especially among vulnerable, including children, the elderly and chronic diseases.

The Italian authorities advise residents of several cities, including Rome, Milan and Venice – where several leading celebrities have gathered to The marriage of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos and the television presenter Lauren Sanchez – Stay inside between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time.

France, on the other hand, has experienced a heat wave for over a week. Orange Heat Alerts, the second highest warning in the country, was issued for the southern regions on Friday.

In the city of Marseille, municipal swimming pools are open free of charge until the end of the heat wave.

Yellow and Amber alerts are also in place For some parts of England this weekend, with temperatures to reach 32 ° C. The heat wave should last until Tuesday evening.

Forest fires have already struck certain parts of Europe, including Greece, where coastal cities near the capital, Athens, burst into flames that destroyed houses – forcing people to evacuate.

Although it is difficult to connect extreme extreme weather events to climate change, heat waves become more common and more intense due to climate change.

Scientists of the global meteorological allocation, which analyze the influence of climate change on extreme weather events, say the thermal waves of June with three consecutive days above 28C are approximately 10 times more likely to occur now compared to pre-industrial times.