A new intense heat wave settles in Spain and Portugal, up to 42 ° C expected with strong risk of fires – Liberation

The Iberian Peninsula overheating. Similarly, While several Spanish regions were on Sunday on orange alert due to high temperatures. Consequently, Portugal was doing, faced with “Very high risk” fires. Meanwhile, This new heat wave that is looming could be the second of summer in the region. In addition, after that of the end of June.

“Diurnal temperatures could be 5 to 10 ° C greater than normal in most of the peninsula”. However, In particular indicated on X the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET). “It is likely that the heat wave is long and persists, at least, until next Sunday”, she added. The thermometers could reach 42 ° C on Sunday in certain regions of Estremadure (West). Andalusia (South), where the majority of orange alerts were concentrated – the second largest level – issued by new intense heat wave settles the Spanish weather agency.

Over the next nights. minimal night temperatures will not descend below 23-25ºC in large areas of the center and the south of the country, reports the Spanish newspaper He Country.

Neighboring Portugal is also affected by this mercury increase. The government has declared an alert for “Very high risk” forest fires from Sunday to Thursday. “Next week will be difficult”, Recognized the Minister of Internal Administration on Saturday, Maria Lúcia Amaral.

This Sunday. Portuguese firefighters were already fighting against several fires, the most worrying being located in the Vila Real (North) district, where hundreds of staff were mobilized. More than 25. 700 hectares have burned in Portugal since the start of the year, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (Effis).

Scientists have been alerting for years to the new intense heat wave settles impact of climate change on heat waves. droughts and other extreme meteorological phenomena, more and more intense and frequent.