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No heat records were broken in Israel this summer.

So why should the climate crisis worry us?

The average temperatures in July and August were higher than usual, due to extreme heat waves that appeared for a short time.

The Meteorological Service explained that while in previous decades such incidents were very rare, heat waves have become routine due to the climate crisis.

An extreme heat wave will be felt over the weekend

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Yoav Itiel

Wednesday, 02 September 2020, 22:06

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In the video: About 40,000 hikers visited the nature sites, despite the heavy heat (Photo: Ayman Bergs, Itai Leibowitz and Sarit Palzi, Nature and Parks Authority, edited by: Assaf Drori)

Last summer was hotter than average and was characterized by heat waves that have increased in frequency due to global warming, the Meteorological Service said today (Wednesday) regarding the last two months.

August was warmer than average mainly due to the previous heat wave, which prevailed in the last three days of the month.

Extreme temperature values ​​were measured in this heat wave.

July was slightly warmer than average due to the last week of the month during which a heat wave prevailed.

On other days of the month the temperatures were usually close to average and on some days even slightly below it.

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The Ministry of Health has issued recommendations for the heat wave.

Bathing in the Jerusalem Mountains, Sunday (Photo: Yonatan Zindel, Flash 90)

"The temperature records set by most of them in the last decade have not been broken, a decade in which the frequency of heat waves has risen, as part of global warming," said Dr. Amos Porat, director of the Meteorological Service's climate department, who summarized July-August data. But wait and see, this end of summer may come as a surprise. "

Daytime temperatures in August were above average by 0.5 to 1 degree. In the northern valleys and in the Arava they were slightly higher. At night, temperatures in the north and center of the country were above average by 0.5 to Up, and in the south of the country they were less than 0.5.

In the heat wave of the last three days of August, it was very hot and dry in some areas such as the Jordan Valley, the Sea of ​​Galilee and the Hula Valley with 46-43 degrees, the Southern Golan and Lower Galilee with 42 to 44 degrees, and the Jerusalem area with 39 to 40 degrees. Ranges from 10% to 15%.

In other areas of the country the temperatures were less high, but they were accompanied by relatively high humidity - in the lowlands and in the northern Negev 35 to 37 degrees with a relative humidity of about 45% to 50%, in the coastal plain 32 to 34 degrees with a relative humidity of about 60% to 70 And in the coastal strip 31 to 32 degrees with a relative humidity of 75% to 80%.

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In a small number of stations in the northeast of the country, the temperature records of August were broken during the heat wave (Yavniel, Tavor), but most of the stations did not break the temperature records of the month.

It should be noted, however, that heat waves with similar or higher temperature values ​​have been received more frequently in recent years than in the past - in the last decade there were more significant heat waves in August, 2015 and 2010, while in previous decades such events were very rare.

This fact is consistent with the assessment that following global warming there is an increase in the frequency and intensity of heat waves.

Temperature difference from the average in August between 1995-1995 (maximum)

Haifa: +1

Afula: +1.3

Beit Dagan: +0.9

Tavor: +1.4

Jerusalem: +0.8

Beer Sheva: +0.1

Arad: +0.6

Eilat: +0.8

Hikers in Nahal Amud, Saturday (Photo: Gadu Shenan Nature and Parks Authority)

Recommendations of the Ministry of Health for the heat wave:

• Avoid as much as possible exposure to heat and sun

• Avoid unnecessary physical exertion

• Be sure to drink water

• To be in air-conditioned places as much as possible

Also this morning the Meteorological Service warns of heavy heat load and heat wave.

The day will continue to be hotter and drier than usual in the mountains and inland and steamy on the coastal plain.

In the southern Golan Heights and its slopes, the northern valleys, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley and the Arava and the Judean Desert and the eastern Negev are expected to have an extreme heat load.

The northern Golan Heights, the Western Galilee, the Lower Galilee, the coastal plain, the Shephelah, the central mountains, the northern Negev and the Negev plateau are expected to have a heavy heat load.

In the Upper Galilee, the Carmel and Ramot Menashe and the Negev Mountains, a moderate heat load is expected.

The predicted solar radiation index for today is high to very high.

Tomorrow - additional heaviness in the heat load.

Banias Waterfall (Photo: David Ben Elisha)

The night will be partly cloudy and tomorrow there will be a significant increase in temperatures, especially in the mountains and inland.

On the coastal plain steamed.

Heavy is expected in the heat load.

On Friday there will be another heaviness in the heat load.

Heavy to extreme heat load will prevail in most areas.

Warmer than usual until it rained in the mountains and inland, steaming on the coastal plain.

On Saturday it will continue to be a heavy to extreme heat load in most areas.

Warmer than usual until it rained in the mountains and inland, steaming on the coastal plain.

On Sunday with no significant changes in the weather, heavy to extreme heat load will continue to prevail in most areas.

In Jerusalem from 24 degrees tonight to 38 degrees tomorrow, in Tel Aviv from 25 degrees tonight to 32 tomorrow, in Haifa 25 tonight until 32 tomorrow, Safed 38-27, Katzrin 43-25, Tiberias 44-24, Nazareth 37-24, Afula 41-24, Beit She'an 45-24, Lod 34-24, Ashdod 32-24, Ein Gedi 42-30, Beer Sheva 37-22, Mitzpe Ramon 35-24 and Eilat 43-29.

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