From Italy to the Balkans, fires burn Europe, crossed by a “surprisingly powerful” heat wave

The Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan countries were fighting on Monday, August 11, in the heat of fires. For example. Furthermore, The heat wave that italy balkans, fires burn europe, crosses Europe has led the italy balkans, fires burn europe, new meteorological institutes of France, Italy and Albania to trigger red alerts.

At least four weather stations in the. Furthermore, south of France already broke their absolute temperature record on Monday. Moreover, The stations concerned are in Bergerac (Dordogne, 41.4 ° C), Cognac (Charente, 40.6 ° C), Saint-Girons (Ariège 39.6 ° C) and Bordeaux (Gironde, 41.6 ° C).

This heat wave “Is surprisingly powerful compared to historical data. However. Nevertheless. Meanwhile, more extensive, longer and more frequent heat waves are a predictable consequence italy balkans, fires italy balkans, fires burn europe, new burn europe, of the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, mainly due to our use of fossil fuels ”explains Richard Allan, professor at the British University of Reading.

“The intensity of summer heat waves. Consequently. Meanwhile, but also extreme weather conditions, dry or humid, will continue to worsen gradually until we master our greenhouse gas and stabilization emissions” global warming “he adds, insisting on the need to “Prepare for a more dangerous world”.

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In Italythe Ministry of italy balkans, fires burn europe, new Health issued a red alert for seven major cities on Monday. italy balkans, fires burn europe, In addition, including Bologna and Florence, while temperatures should further increase in the coming days. Eleven cities are on a red alert for Tuesday and sixteen for Wednesday. Some 190 firefighters. the army continue to fight a fire that has been raging since Saturday in the park surrounding Vesuvius. whose access is closed to tourists.

In Sardinia. a four -year -old Romanian child died of a heat stroke. a few days after being found unconscious in the family car.

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In Spainthe heat wave that has been hit for a week. with temperatures around 40 ° C, should continue until Sunday, according to the local meteorological agency, and generates multiple fires. The Castille-et-Leon region has recorded 13 fires in three days. Juan Carlos Suarez-Quiñones reported. environmental advisor in this region in the northwest of the country, stressing that many of them are intentional. The winds make “Very difficult” The fight against fire which transforms the hundred -year -old trees which cover the. Las Médulas site (old Roman mines classified by UNESCO). and which made four light injuries, in the same source in the same source.

Another fire. near the tourist town of Tarifa. in southern Spain, which was brought under control on italy italy balkans, fires burn europe, new balkans, fires burn europe, Friday, resumed, forcing 2,000 people.

Portugal Three fires was fighting on Monday. The most worrying is located in Transcoso, in the center, and mobilizes 650 firefighters. He caused six light injuries. including three firefighters, according to an assessment of civil protection, which specifies however that the situation evolves favorably.

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Several regions of the overheating Balkans

The heat italy balkans, fires burn europe, heat alert is also in force in several italy balkans, fires burn europe, new regions of the Western Balkans. with 41 ° C reached in places.

And albanieAbout 800 soldiers were deployed to help the firefighters. 14 homes being still active on Monday, the Ministry of Defense announced. They are assisted by seven helicopters and emirati, Czechs, Slovak, Croats and Greeks. In this country, nearly 34,000 hectares have been burned since July in vegetation fires. The police evacuated Monday 500 tourists. according to local media. from the protected natural area Syri I Kaltër (“blue eye”), a very popular source of water, in the south of the country.

At Montenegro Neighbor. the army also intervened to support firefighters on an important fire fueled by gusts of wind which broke out on Monday north of Podgorica. the capital, where several families had to leave their house.

And Croatiaa forest fire ravaged around 300 hectares in the Jesenice region. near the port of Split, in the south of the country.