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Last week saw the warmest late-summer day on record in France and the highest temperature in Milan, Italy, in 260 years, increasing fears about the problem of Europe’s heatwaves as a result of climate change.
The highest average temperature ever recorded by the Milano Brera weather station since it began keeping track of temperatures in 1763 was 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
According to Meteo France, the national 24-hour average temperature on Thursday, August 24, reached 27.8 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit), the hottest temperature ever recorded after August 15, according to records dating back to 1947.
Meteo France reported that the record had been broken four days in a row.
The previous record for the city in northern Italy was set in 2003 and stood at 32.8 degrees.
According to the state’s weather office ARPA, Milan also had the greatest minimum temperature on Thursday at 28.9 degrees Celsius.
The Italian Mountains have also seen “intense and abnormal” temperatures, according to ARPA, but the heatwave is about to end as severe thunderstorms are predicted in the next few days.
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Heatwave Shatters French Records
The previous record for France was only achieved on Tuesday as a “heat dome” pounded much of the nation, particularly the southern half and Mediterranean coast.
On Friday, though, things started to improve as summer storms replaced France’s hot temperatures.
At the conclusion of the week, none of the 96 departments of France’s mainland and Corsica were on the highest red warning level for heat, down from 17 on Thursday.
Nevertheless, the south was anticipated to reach temperatures as high as 39 degrees celsius.
Particularly in Europe, which the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) claims is the continent that is warming the fastest in the globe, greenhouse gas emissions are causing heat waves to become more powerful and persistent.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people lose their lives due to preventable heat-related causes, making heatwaves one of the worst natural hazards.
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Source: The News
