The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Heat shock: the Mediterranean is "boiling" - this can have dire consequences in Germany

2022-06-23T03:26:50.114Z


Heat shock: the Mediterranean is "boiling" - this can have dire consequences in Germany Created: 06/23/2022, 05:14 By: Momir Takac The Mediterranean Sea is already unusually warm in June. © picture alliance/dpa | Clara Margais Parts of Europe have weathered the unusual heatwave. But the extreme temperatures could still adversely affect the weather in Germany. Munich - Germany up to 39 degrees


Heat shock: the Mediterranean is "boiling" - this can have dire consequences in Germany

Created: 06/23/2022, 05:14

By: Momir Takac

The Mediterranean Sea is already unusually warm in June.

© picture alliance/dpa |

Clara Margais

Parts of Europe have weathered the unusual heatwave.

But the extreme temperatures could still adversely affect the weather in Germany.

Munich - Germany up to 39 degrees, France 43 degrees, Spain even 45 degrees: These countries, among others, have already had the first hot spell of the year.

Greece is now hit with temperatures of more than 40 degrees and - according to meteorologists - possibly for ten days.

Weather models had forecast this extraordinary heat wave in Europe.

Weather and extreme heat: Heat waves could intensify

Such high temperatures are actually not unusual, especially in southern European countries, but they are very early in time.

“Unfortunately, what we are seeing today is a foretaste of the future,” warned Clare Nullis of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva if greenhouse gas emissions do not go down.

Climate change is leading to earlier heat waves.

For example, Spain had to contend with forest fires due to extreme heat and drought.

The high temperatures had and still have the consequence that the Mediterranean Sea warms up unusually.

“The western Mediterranean is unusually warm.

27 degrees are currently being measured.

That's about 4 to 5 degrees more than usual at this time of year.

This means that the sea is as warm as it usually is in August, i.e. at the end of summer and the heating phase," writes meteorologist Paul Heger on

wetter.de

.

Weather: "Boiling" Mediterranean Sea can favor heavy rain in Germany

Especially in summer, this could result in possible further heat waves intensifying because they cannot be cooled by the Mediterranean Sea.

However, the "boiling" Mediterranean Sea should also have a decisive influence on the weather in Germany, keyword water vapor.

“In contrast to air, water holds more heat energy and only releases it little by little – especially in the form of warm water vapour.

This is where the danger lies, because this water vapor can also affect us in the form of heavy rain.

The heat wave from mid-June will probably continue to have an effect well into July,” explains Heger.

In the days after the extreme heat, thunderstorms and storms were already announced for parts of Germany.

(mt)

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2022-06-23

You may like

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-27T16:45:54.081Z
News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.