South Europe suffocates while heat waves spread

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 provided for Sunday 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 affirms that the heat wave is “very intense” for this period of the year – the continent normally experienced such high temperatures in July and early August.

In Spain, emergency staff was put in standby to face an increase in heat strokes, especially in vulnerable people, including children, the elderly and chronic diseases.

“He always becomes super hot in Madrid, what surprises me is how early it – we are still in June,” Marina, 22, told the Reuters news agency in the Spanish capital.

“This year is extreme. Last year, at least you can go out at this time, but now? No question. It’s intense, and people drink more water,” said Janeth, 47.

The Italian authorities advise residents of several cities, including Rome, Milan and Venice – where several celebrities on List A came together for the marriage of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos and the television presenter Lauren Sanchez – to stay inside between 11:00 and 6:00.

“There is no wind, a lot of humidity, we sweat and I am enough at night,” Alejandra Echeverria, a 40 -year -old Mexican tourist in Venice, told AFP.

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, when there have been calls in certain places so that schools end to protect the health of students.

Yellow and amber alerts are also in place for some parts of England this weekend, and temperatures in London could reach 35 ° C on Monday. The heat wave should last until Tuesday evening.

Forest fires have already struck certain parts of Europe, notably Greece, where coastal cities near the capital Athens have broken out in 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.