The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday that temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius will linger in many parts of the world for several days.
“Temperatures in North America, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean will be above 40 degrees Celsius for an extended number of days this week,” Western media quoted excerpts from a WMO statement.
“And while the focus is on maximum daytime temperatures, nighttime temperatures pose the greatest risks to human health,” it notes.
Meanwhile, residents in most European countries faced abnormally hot weather on Tuesday. Italian health services warned of increased danger due to the weather in dozens of cities in the country. The highest temperature in the country is in Sardinia and Sicily, the thermometer in some areas rose above 45 degrees Celsius.
Italian media noted that on Tuesday in Italy recorded the highest level of electricity consumption for the year, which is associated, in particular, with the use of air conditioners.
Spain is also experiencing extremely hot weather, with the northeast of the country and Mallorca preparing for record high temperatures this week. Residents are being warned about the risk of forest fires.
Natural fires are already raging in several European countries, including Greece and Switzerland, which are spreading rapidly just because of the dry weather.
Ten departments in France declared an orange danger level on Tuesday due to the heatwave. In Corsica the temperature has risen above 41 degrees Celsius, in most communes of the Eastern Pyrenees the thermometer column does not fall below 40 degrees Celsius.
Residents of some American states continue to struggle with hot weather, in the capital of the state of Arizona, Phoenix, on Tuesday, as expected, will again break the temperature record – above 43.4 degrees Celsius. The city has been recording record highs for more than a week.
