Southern Europe is baked by a heat wave as Spain sweats out humid nights
On Wednesday, temperatures began to rise in anticipation of what is expected to be a scorching weekend throughout southern Europe, as Spain wilted under an intense heat wave.
In the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, which is on high heat warning, the meteorological office in Spain warned that temperatures might rise to 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). At the beginning of the heat wave that is causing sleepless nights throughout the nation, the threshold of 45 C was surpassed on Monday in the town of Loja near Granada.
According to meteorologist Rubén del Campo of Spain’s national meteorological bureau, over 100 weather stations recorded temperatures of at least 35 C (95 F) as early as Wednesday morning. With the exception of the southeast and southern Andalusia, where scorching winds coming from the interior will cause temperatures to rise, we anticipate general temperatures to decline on Wednesday as cold breezes from the North and East arrive.
The Iberian Peninsula will have some reprieve in the coming days, while other European nations will suffer over the weekend. Ten Italian cities—from Bolzano in the north to Bologna, Florence, and Rome—were placed on high heat alert for senior citizens and other vulnerable groups.
Inland Sardinian temperatures are predicted to hit 40 C (104 F) on Wednesday. Greece’s heat wave, which was expected to hit certain sections of the nation with temperatures as high as 44 C (111 F), was also beginning to heat up.
In order to lower the danger of wildfires, authorities prohibited entry to natural reserves and woods, while towns opened air-conditioned spaces in public buildings so that people might escape the heat. The transportation and operating hours of animals like horses and donkeys providing rides in tourist locations during the heat wave were restricted by the agricultural ministry of Greece.
On days when the temperature in the shade is between 35 and 39 degrees Celsius (95 and 102 degrees Fahrenheit), working animals are not permitted to work from midday to five o’clock, and they are not permitted to work at any time of the day when the temperature is above that range. Scientists claim that in 2022, a record-warm year for Spain, heat-related mortality increased throughout Europe. Climate change is predicted to cause temperatures to increase more quickly in the Mediterranean region than in many other parts of the world.
