US EditionSpain Heatwave Was ‘Most Intense on Record’
Spain's 16-day August heatwave caused over 1,100 deaths and worsened wildfires in northern and western regions, marking the hottest 10-day period since 1950, officials said.
- AEMET announced on August 24 that Spain suffered a 16-day heatwave in early August, which was the most intense on record.
- This heatwave, from August 3 to 18, exceeded the previous record set in July 2022 and followed a trend of increasingly extreme summers.
- During August 8 to 17, Spain experienced its hottest 10 consecutive days since at least 1950, with temperatures averaging 4.6°C above prior records.
- AEMET reported 77 heatwaves since 1975, including six that were 4°C or more above average, five occurring since 2019, and linked over 1,100 deaths to the latest heatwave.
- The intense heatwave worsened wildfire conditions in northern and western Spain and underscored the need to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
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August in Spain rewrote climate statistics. The heat wave was not only the third longest but also the most intense in history. Heat exceeding 45°C in places claimed thousands of lives and fueled the outbreak and spread of fires.
The heat wave suffered in Spain between the past 3 and 18 August was the most intense since there were records, in particular, since 1975. During it the ten days in a row were recorded warmer since at least 1950 and this summer it is already profiled as one of the two warmest of the historical series, tied with that of 2022, which has the record. Continue reading
According to the Agency, the latest wave exceeded that recorded in July 2022, with a temperature of 4.6 degrees centigrade higher than that normally associated with heat waves. According to the Agency, during the last standard heat wave in 2022, the temperature difference was 4.5 degrees centigrade, according to the National Authority. Since 1975, Spain has experienced about 77 heat waves, of which six have been four degrees higher or higher, an…
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