Spain and Great Britain record record high temperatures

Researchers said temperatures of 42°C were recorded for the first time on the northern coast of Spain. Exactly this

high value since 1955 - that's whenThe country's meteorological agency began monitoring temperatures. At the same time, in the city of Palma, on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, a local record was also recorded - 40.6°C.

Spanish Meteorological Agency Aemetnoted that during this period, also called tropical nights, temperatures almost never drop below 20 ° C. However, such high temperatures have never been recorded in the country.

“Climate change is increasing the frequency of heatwaves - this can be seen both in the indicators of this year and in our observations over the past 10 years. The number of hot days in Spain has doubled in the past few years "

from the report of the meteorological agency Aemet

Meteorologists in the UK also reportedrecord high temperatures in several cities of the country at once. For example, the National Meteorological Agency, the Metropolitan, reported that a temperature of 37.8 ° C was recorded at Heathrow Airport, west of London.

At the same time, in 10 Italian cities localMeteorological services have announced an increased danger due to the heat. A warning about the threat was also issued in dozens of departments in France. Local authorities are asking to avoid beaches if it is impossible to maintain social distance there.

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