A long and grueling heat wave is hitting southern Europe, with the possibility of breaking the record for the highest temperature in recorded history for the continent

Weather of Arabia - The southern parts of the European continent began to experience a heat wave. It is caused by the rush of a hot air mass from the African desert, and it is accompanied by a strong air rise in the upper layers of the atmosphere. It is expected that the heat wave will intensify in many countries in the coming days, including Italy and Spain, and later on it will extend to Greece and Turkey, amid indications that the heat wave will continue for more than a week.

The possibility of breaking the record for the highest temperature in the history recorded for the European continent

And it is expected, God willing, that Italy will witness a direct and strong impact of the heat wave, as temperatures rise to more than 12 degrees Celsius above their usual rates in some areas, which made the Italian Ministry of Health issue a red alert for 16 Italian cities, including Rome and Bologna and Florence for the weekend.

And it is expected that the temperature in Sicily and Sardinia will approach 48 degrees Celsius, threatening the record for the highest temperature in history recorded in Europe, which was recorded in Sicily in August 2021 by 48.8 degrees Celsius.

It is also expected that the temperature in Rome will reach 43 degrees Celsius, and thus it may also break the highest temperature in its history ever recorded.

High level of heat stress and health warnings

And the long heat wave, which may last for more than a week in the south of the European continent, will lead to an increase in the level of heat stress, and the atmosphere will become exhausting and tiring, especially as it coincides with a significant rise in night temperatures in addition to high levels of humidity in several regions, which is what It threatens public health and increases the risk of a heat wave.

Thermal dome casts a shadow over southern Europe

And the expected rise in temperatures in northwest Africa and the southern half of the European continent comes as a result of the domination of what is known as the heat dome over these regions, and it accompanies the air rise in the upper layers of the atmosphere and is in the form of a cover that feels the hot air below it in the lower layers of the atmosphere. aerial. Especially in urban areas where concrete cities are, as roads and buildings are one of the reasons that increase their impact.

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