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Exceptional Nordic Heat Wave Stumps Tourists Seeking Shade
FINLAND, AUG 4 – Finland recorded its longest heatwave with 22 days over 30°C, straining healthcare and prompting emergency cooling like ice rinks to protect residents, officials said.
- On Monday, the Finnish Meteorological Institute announced Finland had just emerged from 22 days over 30C—the longest such heat wave since records began in 1961.
- Europe’s accelerated warming since 1990 highlights, according to NOAA data, that prolonged heat is 'more likely with climate change,' Norwegian Meteorological Institute researcher Ketil Isaksen noted.
- In Haparanda, in Sweden's far north, temperatures reached 25C for 14 days, and Rovaniemi saw above 30C last week, according to SMHI.
- To cope with surging heat cases, Joensuu officials opened an ice rink for cooling as emergency rooms became overcrowded, and meteorologists warned the wave 'shattered the hopes of foreigners seeking to cool off' and may recur.
- Projections show recurring heat waves will grow more frequent, longer and more intense, with July being Norway’s third hottest month, 2.8°C above average, says the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
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Exceptional Nordic heatwave stumps tourists seeking shade
Nordic countries are relieved after battling an exceptional heatwave which shattered the hopes of foreigners seeking to cool off in the far north -- a disappointment meteorologists warn is likely to be repeated.
As more and more holidaymakers flee the Mediterranean heatwaves for the softer latitudes of the north, in July Norway, Sweden and Finland recorded temperatures far from their usual freshness.
Heatwave ends, temperatures fall below seasonal average
Finland’s prolonged heatwave ended on Sunday as temperatures began to drop across most parts of the country, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The heat peaked over the weekend with temperatures surpassing 30°C for a record 22 consecutive days. By Sunday evening, however, readings fell below 30°C and are not expected to return to that level this week.
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