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Fires Break Out as Southern Europe Heatwave Intensifies
- On Monday, a severe heatwave gripped southern Europe, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings.
- A persistent heat dome over Europe, which is over 2°C warmer than preindustrial times, traps hot air, intensifying the heatwave.
- Evidence shows southern Spain hit 46°C, a June record, and Tuscany's hospital admissions rose 20% amid the heatwave.
- Authorities in Italy imposed outdoor work bans and evacuated 40 people amid the heatwave, responding to extreme temperatures and wildfire risks.
- Climate change is expected to cause more frequent and intense heatwaves, potentially leading to 8,000–80,000 additional deaths in Europe by the century’s end.
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Seguimiento del clima cálido y los incendios locales
Comienza la semana con humo y calor en el Valle de Coachella. Recuerden que hay tres factores principales que pueden provocar incendios: clima seco, altas temperaturas y vientos fuertes. Se observa abundante aire seco en todo el sur de California. Estamos monitoreando algunas preocupaciones locales sobre la calidad del aire debido a los incendios locales en el Valle de Coachella, en particular el Incendio Wolf. Se mantiene una alerta de calidad …
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France prepares for unprecedented heat wave
This Sunday, an inter-ministerial crisis meeting chaired by the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, was held, which resulted in the total or partial closure of some 200 schools and the issuing of instructions for the educational system, made up of 45,000 schools. For its part, the Paris Region established traffic restrictions on highways, in view of an episode of heat waves that will bring the thermometers to around 40 degrees Celsius in…
Explainer-What is a 'heat dome' and how does it power heatwaves?
BRUSSELS - Large parts of Western Europe were in the grip of a severe heatwave on Monday, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain and wildfires breaking out in France. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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