Spain is one of the European countries that has activated the alert for high temperatures. Others, like Greece, are suffering from forest fires.
He extreme heat keep burning Europawith nine municipalities throughout Spain in orange warning for high temperatures.
According to Meteorology Statal Agency (AEMET), the region with the highest temperatures is Andalusia, where the thermometer has risen to 42 degrees in the provinces of Granada and Jaén. This has caused the orange alert to be activated in this autonomous community.
“I would say that in the end in summer nothing is done. That is, you can only go out after eight in the afternoon because in this heat you can’t do anything,” says a resident of Madrid.
The AEMET warns that with the orange alert there is a significant meteorological riskwith some danger for usual activities.
40ºC in Mallorca
In Balearicsas in the Community of Madrid, only the island of Mallorca is under orange alert for temperatures that will reach 40°C. In the Madrid mountains, however, maximum temperatures will be somewhat milder, and should not exceed 34°C.
Romania is also suffering a heat waveand temperatures are expected exceed 40 degrees in the second half of the week.
“We’ve never had anything like this”
“I think it’s the first year with temperatures so highWe have never had anything like this. I remember my childhood, they used to warn about the heat on television, but it was 34ºC and now with 40ºC the warning is yellow“explained one resident.
In July, Romania experienced the longest heat wave in history, according to meteorologists. In six days of unbearable heat, the country recorded hundreds of temperature recordswith maximum values that They exceeded 41ºC in the shadow.
Fires in Greece, Albania, North Macedonia and Croatia
Meanwhile, the forest fires spread across Greece, Albania, North Macedonia and Croatia. There are evacuation orders in several Greek regions and firefighters have spent the night fighting a fire on the island of Euboea.
The fires in Albania and North Macedoniathreaten many residential areas and in Croatia firefighters are trying to control a huge fire near the town of Skradin.
Extreme heat emanates from a large mass of hot air that has crossed the Mediterranean from the north of Africa and has brought with him desert dust.
In Portugal the population has been urged to limit outdoor activities and keep the windows closed as much as possible due to the poor air quality.
