Greece, Turkey and Italy are currently plagued by forest fires and extreme heat.
Now Europe is facing the next heat wave.
Madrid - Extreme temperatures have ruled Greece, Italy and Turkey for weeks.
Values up to 46 degrees were measured.
Now the next big heat wave is rolling towards Europe.
This time it mainly affects the holiday destinations of many German tourists.
Next hot spell in Europe: Temperatures over 40 degrees in Italy, France and Spain
In the next week it should be a little hotter day by day in Spain including Mallorca, France and again Italy. "As of Thursday, maximum values of 40 to 42 degrees are to be expected in the interior of southern Spain - locally it can also be a little more," said meteorologist Carlo Pfaff at
wetter.de
. The reason for this lies in the hot air from Africa. By the middle of next week, “a weak high pressure area will develop over the Mediterranean.” This will bring hot air from North Africa to Spain and the western Mediterranean. Spain had already been hit by a hot spell in July. At that time, temperatures of up to 40 degrees were measured in Madrid, among other places.
And what about the other affected areas in the next heat wave?
Temperatures will be more bearable on the coasts.
According to the forecasts, Mallorca and Portugal will not exceed the 40-degree mark.
On the Atlantic coast of France, temperatures should even remain below 30 degrees.
It is still unclear whether 40 degrees will be reached in the south of the country.
In any case, it will be hot.
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At the end of July there were the first fires in Spain and temperatures above 40 degrees.
Now another hot period is rolling towards Spain, among others.
© Rosa Veiga / dpa
Next heat wave: Southern Italy in focus again after devastating fires
It looks completely different in southern Italy as well.
Sicily and Calabria in particular are already struggling with the magnitude of the current heat wave.
In the coming heat wave, the country on the Mediterranean is facing record values again.
Wetter.de
recorded forecasts of 42 degrees.
According to the weather service
meteo.it
, temperatures could reach 40 degrees from Sunday and then even rise to 45 degrees.
The maximum temperatures in the holiday areas will probably remain for at least a week.
“The heat then lasts at least until the following weekend,” predicts Carlo Pfaff.
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A second heat wave is rolling towards Europe.
This overview shows an example of the forecast values on Friday, August 13th.
© Screenshot wetter.de
Heat waves in Europe: fires devastate the southern regions
The heat is no picnic for humans and nature.
Greece, Italy and Turkey are currently fighting massive forest fires.
In Greece the fires stand at the gates of Athens, in Italy the fire could even be seen on the holiday beaches.
The Italian fire brigade reported 395 missions in the last twelve hours on Friday (August 6).
The temperatures are also challenging for the residents of the heat-plagued towns.
For example, the 2003 heat wave in Europe is said to have claimed between 45,000 and 70,000 lives.
(chd / dpa)
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