Sicily, Italy, recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe: 48.8 ° C (119.8F). The World Meteorological Organization will check the recorded figures. WMO data indicate that the previous record of 48.0 ° C was recorded in 1977 in Athens, Greece. The current heat wave in Italy is caused by the Lucifer anticyclone moving from […]
Today in Greece, a pan-European temperature record was recorded, which exceeded 46 ° C. And the heat is not going to recede. Meteorologist Yiannis Kallianos announced today’s all-European temperature record of 46.3 degrees, it was recorded by automatic meteorological stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr in Makrakomi (Phthiotida). The mercury column rose […]
In 87 districts, the air temperature exceeded + 40 ° С and reached + 44.6 ° С in Messinia. As officially reported, on Saturday, July 31, unprecedented heat prevailed across the country. According to the network of automatic meteorological stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr, the mercury column has risen or exceeded […]
The air in Kuwait heated up to 70 ° С in the sun, even in the shade the thermometer did not drop below 53.3 ° С. Experts explain the temperature record over the past 70 years, as reported by TASS, by the location of the country and a tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean. In […]
A forest fire destroyed 90% of the Canadian town of Lytton, where in recent days record temperatures were recorded – 49.6 ° C. Mayor Jan Polderman says the fire took literally 15 minutes to do this. BBC News quoted Mayor Lytton as saying, “People just grabbed their pets, their keys, got into their cars and […]
The third day Canada is suffering from an unprecedented heat. The thermometer in Lytton, British Columbia rose to 49.5 ° C yesterday. Meteorologists blame the “thermal dome” – an effect caused by high atmospheric pressure that covered western Canada and the northwestern United States. Canadian meteorologists record temperature records – in Lytton yesterday, at 4 […]