Weather says Climate News

AEMET says the 16 -day Heatwave wave was part of the “most extreme summer trend” due to climate change.

Spain has suffered from the “most intense” heat wave this month, said Mysore Meteorology (AEMET), where firefighters fought forest fires in the north and west of the country.

In a statement on Sunday, the agency said that the temporary readings of the heat wave ranges from 3 to 18 August exceeded the last record, which was appointed in July 2022, and showed the average temperature of 4.6 ° C (40.2 Fahrenheit) higher than the expected threshold.

AEMET has noticed that the latest heat wave, which witnessed temperatures of up to 43 ° C (109 Fahrenheit), is part of the rising pattern of warmer summer due to Climate crisis.

She said: “The four of the five most heat waves have occurred since 2019 are not a coincidence.” “Each summer will not always be warmer than before, but the trend towards the most extreme summer is clear. Keys: adaptation and mitigation of climate change.”

Since her records began in 1975, AEMET 77 has recorded heat waves in Spain, with six of which goes 4C (39.2f) or more above average.

More than 1100 deaths were linked in Spain with this year August HeatwaveAccording to estimates issued on Tuesday by the Carlos III Health Institute. Heatwave’s wave surpassed the Tinderbox conditions in Spain, providing forest fires that continue to cavity parts of the country.

Last week, the Spanish army has deployed 3400 soldiers and 50 aircraft to help firefighters, while the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovakia also sent hundreds of firefighters, vehicles and aircraft.

Fires burned more than 382,000 hectares (944,000 acres) or about 3820 square kilometers (1475 square miles), according to the European Union fire information system.

Most southern Europe witnesses one of the worst seasons of forest fires in two decades.

Europe has been rising by bounce as soon as possible in the global average since the 1980s, according to the service of climate change in Copernicus in the European Union.

Heat waves and dry conditions, which are associated with scientists ClimateIt has become more frequent around the world in recent years.

The World Health Organization warned, “With climate change to warmer temperatures, more dry conditions and an increase in urban expansion of rural areas, the firefighting season began early and ends later.

“The events of the wildfire have become more extreme in terms of burning acre, duration and density, and transportation, communications, water supply, energy and gas can be disrupted.”