Southern Europe swings with the spread of thermal wave

Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries throughout southern Europe, where temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in some places during the weekend.

Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are among the affected countries – with the expectations of the Spanish city of Seville at 42 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

The hot air from North Africa, which spreads across the Balkans to holiday destinations such as Croatia, contributes to high temperatures.

The BBC will say “very intense” for this time of year – as the continent usually suffered from high temperatures in July and early August.

In Spain, emergency staff has been put on a willingness to deal with an increase in heat strikes, especially among weak people, including children, the elderly and chronic diseases.

“The atmosphere is always hot in Madrid, what surprises me is the extent of its occurrence early – we are still in June,” Marina, 22, told Reuters in the Spanish capital.

“This year is an extremist. Last year, at least you can go out at this hour, but now? In any way, it is intense, and people drink more water,” said Janeth, 47.

The Italian authorities provide advice to the population in many cities, including Rome, Milan and Venice – where many celebrities gather A list A. Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and TV presenter Lauren Sanchez – To stay inside between 11:00 and 18:00 local time.

Alejandra Eishviria, 40 -year -old Mexican tourist in Venice, said, ”

France, at the same time, suffers from a heat wave for more than a week. Orange heat alerts, the second highest warning in the country, were issued to the southern regions on Friday.

In Marseille, municipal swimming pools are opened for free until the end of the heat wave, while there were calls in some places for schools to close them to protect students’ health.

Yellow and amber alerts are also present For parts of England this weekend, London temperatures may reach 35 ° C on Monday. The heat wave is expected to continue until Tuesday evening.

Forest fires have already struck some parts of Europe, including Greece, where coastal cities were near the capital of Athens It broke out in the fire that destroyed the houses – forcing people to evacuate.

Although it is difficult to link individual extremist weather to climate change, thermologists have become more common and more dense due to climate change.

Scientists at World Weathertive, who analyze the effect of climate change on harsh weather events, say that Heatwhowho waves in June with three consecutive days above 28 degrees Celsius are more likely to happen now compared to pre -industry times.