Climate crisis: Extreme weather around the world
Spain and France are suffering from spring temperatures with unusually high temperatures, India and Pakistan a heat wave that has lasted since March breaks historic records - and in the United States a rare tornado has hit the state of Michigan while Boston in Washington is breaking heat records
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22/05/2022
Sunday, 22 May 2022, 14:31 Updated: 14:51
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In the video: Tornado in Germany and Michigan USA (Photo: Reuters and documentation on social networks)
Climate change is affecting the entire world.
Temperatures hit Spain and France higher than usual, a powerful tornado was recorded in Germany, dozens of states suffered a historic heat wave in the United States, and in the state of Michigan in the United States two people died in a rare storm.
In Spain and France temperatures were recorded at 10-15 degrees Celsius above average due to hot and dry air coming from North Africa.
In the southwest of France, temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius were recorded over the weekend.
In Spain, temperatures in Cordoba reached 37.2 and in other areas 40 degrees.
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Heat wave, New Delhi, India (Photo: AP)
In India and Pakistan, citizens are suffering from a persistent heat wave.
51 degrees was recorded in the city of Jacobabad - the highest temperature so far in 2022 worldwide.
In the Indian capital Delhi, a record 49.2 degrees was recorded last week in the fifth heat wave that has befallen the country since March.
India recorded the warmest March and the third warmest April in 122 years.
Pakistan experienced the hottest April ever.
Galhum, Delhi, India (Photo: AP)
According to a new study by the British Meteorological Service, the heat wave breaking records in northern India and Pakistan is a hundred times more powerful than average just because of the climate change caused by humans.
The extreme temperatures that began in March, broke records in the area and forced millions to adapt to living and working conditions.
According to the study, without the effects of climate change, such a heat wave should occur once every 312 years.
Taking into account the effects of climate change, such high temperatures are now expected every 3.1 years.
By the end of the century, the chance of a record-breaking heat wave rises once every 1.15 years.
Tornado in Germany
On another side of the world, a rare subtropical cyclone has plagued Uruguay and southern Brazil.
At least two people were killed.
In southern Brazil, 200,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity.
The cyclone also allowed cold air to enter the area unexpectedly, and low temperatures of almost zero degrees were recorded in northern Argentina as well as in the mountains of southeastern Brazil.
In Germany, a powerful tornado left a trail of destruction behind in the west of the country, as well as dead and dozens injured.
According to authorities in the city of Paderborn, the winds reached 130 km / h, roofs flew and trees collapsed. The city of Lipstadt was also heavily damaged due to the tornado.
Tornado in Germany
And in the United States, a man was killed in a rare tornado that hit northern Michigan yesterday (Saturday) and destroyed the trailer in which he lived.
More than 40 people were injured in the town of Gaylord eight 4,200 people.
Thousands of homes were left without electricity.
Michigan State Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency.
Tornado, Michigan, United States, May 22, 2022 (Photo: AP)
Tornado in Michigan
What’s more, dozens of states in the United States began the weekend with unusually high temperatures, while a heat wave that began in the south and west also spread eastward.
Many cities on the East Coast will record record-breaking temperatures, including Washington (35.5 degrees) and Boston (34 degrees).
On the other hand, in the Rocky Mountains and the great plains, temperatures reminiscent of winter are expected due to a jet stream.
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