Extreme heatwaves will continue through August, WMO adviser says – National | 24CA News
Heatwaves are anticipated to persist in a big a part of the world all through August, an adviser on excessive warmth stated on Friday, following on from file temperatures in latest weeks.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated earlier this week it anticipated temperatures in North America, Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean to be above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) “for a prolonged number of days this week as the heatwave intensifies”.
“We should expect or at least plan for these extreme heatwaves to continue through August,” Senior Extreme Heat Advisor for the WMO John Nairn informed Reuters.
Southern Europe is grappling with a record-breaking heatwave in the course of the peak summer season vacationer season, prompting the authorities to warn of an elevated danger of well being issues and even loss of life.
Extreme climate has additionally disrupted the lives of thousands and thousands of Americans, with harmful warmth stretching from Southern California to the Deep South. Sweltering warmth has additionally hit the Middle East.
Nairn stated local weather change meant heatwaves would grow to be extra frequent and be unfold throughout the seasons.
“We’re on trend in seeing a rise in global temperatures that will contribute to heatwaves increasing in intensity and frequency,” Nairn stated.
“We’ve got quite clear indications that they’re already growing out into spring.”
Some international locations together with the 27-member European Union are hoping all nations will agree at U.N. local weather talks later this 12 months to part out the fossil gas consumption that causes local weather change.
Countries with oil and fuel sources have opposed the concept.
“There is very strong evidence that if we were to eliminate fossil fuels, we would reduce a major contributor to what we are seeing,” Nairn stated.
“We can’t turn it around in a hurry, but we certainly can take action.”
