The risk of hashting fires as climate change nourishes the intense heat wave in southern Europe Climate crisis news

Local authorities issued new warnings against the danger of forest fires and urged people to take over, as southern Europe faces the first severe heat wave in the summer, while experts link the increasing frequency and the intensity of temperatures to change climate.

The sharp heat waves in Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal were registered during the weekend until Sunday, with the local population and tourists alike who fight the amazing conditions.

The ambulances were also on the preparation position near the hot tourist points.

Two -thirds of Portugal were at maximum alert on Sunday for severe fires and forest fires, with temperatures expected in Lisbon to top 42 ° C (107f).

In Lisbon, the 39 -year -old pharmacist Sophia Montero told Agence France -Presse that although advice to people is “not going out” during the hot hours of the day, “We had already we had some cases of strokes and burns.”

The Portuguese Institute for the sea and the atmosphere (IPMA) said that several areas in the southern half of Portugal, including Lisbon, are subject to red warning until Monday night due to “very high temperature values.”

A large part of Portugal was on a maximum alert on Sunday for severe heat fires and forests – as it was an Italian island of Sicily, where firefighters dealt with 15 Nags on Saturday.

In Italy, some areas-LaSyo, Tuscany, Calpia, Boglia and Umbra-were planning to prohibit some outdoor work activities during the most hours of the day in response to high temperatures. Italian labor unions have prompted the government to expand such measures at the national level.

On Sunday, the Italian Ministry of Health put 21 out of 27 monitoring cities under the highest thermal alert, including the best holiday destinations such as Rome, Milan and Napoli.

Mario Ghawrino, Vice -President of the Italian Emergency Association, told hospital emergency departments throughout Italy an increase in heat strokes.

“We have seen a 10 percent increase, especially in cities that have not only high temperatures, but also a higher humidity,” he told AFP.

The elderly, cancer patients, or homeless people, offer dehydration, stroke, and fatigue. “

Greece was again alert for high calm with the thermal wave expected to continue throughout the weekend.

A large, large fire, southern Athens, erupted on Thursday, forcing the evacuation and the closure of roads near the old Poseidon Temple.

The Greek authorities deployed 130 firefighters, 12 aircraft and 12 helicopters to fight the fire, while the police evacuated 40 people, with five areas under eviction orders.

In Spain, the locals and tourists were trying to keep calm, as temperatures reached 42 ° C (107f) in the southern city of Seville with other locations in the southern and central parts of the country.

The southern regions of Spain recorded higher temperatures than seasonal averages, which leads to health alerts and safety recommendations from the authorities. The country’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said that June is scheduled to break another record, and has become the most hot month since the start of the records.

The effect of “urban heat island”

The harsh weather events have become increasingly common throughout the southern region of Europe due to global warming.

The Lancet Public Health Study, which last year, published the increasing risks of heat -related deaths due to climate change. The study expected that heat -related deaths could be more than quadruple in the middle of the century under the current climate policies.

While more people die from the cold more than heat, the study stressed that the high temperatures will compensate for the most moderate winter benefits, which leads to a significant net increase in heat -related deaths.

Scientists say that climate change destroys more hot and more intense heat waves, especially in cities called the so -called “urban heat island” effect with temperatures between the buildings tightly packed.

“The heat waves in the Mediterranean region have become more frequent and more intense in recent years, with a peak of 37 degrees (CELSIS, 100f) or more in cities, where the impact of the urban heat island is raised further than that,” said Emmanuel Perviani, a researcher at the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA).

Experts have warned that extreme heat can affect daily life, especially for the weak population such as the elderly and children.

Local authorities advised not to have any physical activity during the most hours of the day, and recommended drinking a lot of fluids.