US EditionHeatwave Across the Med Sparks Health and Fire Warnings
- Southern European countries experienced a severe heatwave over the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 42°C across regions including Portugal, France, Italy, and Greece.
- This heatwave stemmed from a persistent weather pattern spreading heat from the Iberian Peninsula across the Mediterranean, fueled by human-induced climate change causing longer and more intense episodes.
- Authorities issued numerous alerts, including orange warnings in multiple French regions, a top red alert for 21 Italian cities, and fire risk advisories in Portugal and Greece amid high vulnerability to wildfires.
- Specific data showed temperatures forecast at 42°C in Lisbon, 37°C in Florence, and 36°C in Rome, Milan, and Naples, while people were advised to avoid outdoor activities between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and seek air-conditioned spaces.
- The heatwave increased wildfire incidents that forced evacuations in Greece and Albania, strained Europe's power grids, and prompted health preparations for vulnerable groups across the affected countries.
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The first major "heat wave" is expected this weekend in many European countries, while the heat wave in Greece is subsiding - Meteorologists are concerned, fearing fires, due to the "cocktail" of high temperatures and strong winds
The heat wave will become even more intense on the Hexagon, with temperatures approaching 40°C in the south. On a Mediterranean periphery hit by drought, the risk of forest fires is strong. Firefighters call for caution and prepare for a summer that could be complicated. - "A risk always looming": how the heat wave stirs up the danger of forest fires (Weather and weather).
Temperatures above 40 degrees, plus a high forest fire risk: Many countries in Southern Europe are prepared for extreme heat on weekends. Weather experts warn that the heat waves are not only coming more often, but also more and more earlier.
New peaks of heat are expected in part of Europe, especially in Italy, where about 20 large cities are on alert this weekend, and in France, faced with "severe" fire risks in the south-east, a new illustration of the multiplication and intensification of periods of abnormal temperatures.
Meteorologists expect unusually high temperatures for the beginning of summer in Italy, France and Spain on the weekend. Authorities have issued heat warnings in many places. It also gets hot in Germany.
Heatwave across the Mediterranean sparks health and fire
PARIS, France – Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of wildfires. The searing heat spreading across the Mediterranean from the Iberian peninsula to the Balkans and Greece comes as climate scientists warn that galloping human-induced climate change is causi…
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