News about heatwave, Europe

This trend is particularly concerning, given that Europe sees an increasing number of days with at least ‘strong heat stress,’ and in 2023 experienced a record number of days with ‘extreme heat stress.’ European State of the Climate 2023 report: ow.ly/SWxK50RkSLW pic.twitter.com/WWezvJD4dg

For the year as a whole, the average sea-surface temperature (SST) for the ocean across Europe was the warmest on record. Parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean saw their highest annual average SST on record. wmo.int/publication-series/european-state-of-climate-2023?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=InfoGraphics&utm_campaign=StateOfClimate&utm_id=StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/X2fAStkOfm

Turkey 🇹🇷 has just hit a high of +39.2°C (102.6°F). This is the highest temperature recorded in the month of April for Turkey. It is extremely hot in Africa too. Both Niger 🇳🇪 and Chad 🇹🇩 equal their respective April national records. Meanwhile the chill continues in Europe... pic.twitter.com/GkPJ0Hrtoi

In SOUTH AMERICA the record heat is endless since June 2023 Yesterday almost 39C in eastern suburbs of Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL with the heat set to continue for weeks into May Some records of April hottest nights today 28.2 San Andres COLOMBIA 26 San Borja BOLIVIA 25.6 Rurrenabaque pic.twitter.com/B28TzsdgRk