In addition to these forecasts, MRI also issued a “yellow code” warning to heat spaning Tuesday August 12 in midnight on Thursday August 14. This yellow code is one of the four color codes used to represent the intensity of scorching phenomena and issued for each of the Belgian provinces.
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Four color codes depending on the intensity
First level, the “green code” does not imply any particular action for the type of time provided. Then comes the “yellow code” – which therefore concerns Belgium as of this Tuesday – and is triggered when the maximum temperatures are greater than or equal to 32 ° C. He calls on citizens to “vigilant“Indicates MRI. As part of a” yellow “warning to heat, it is recommended to pay particular attention to the elderly and weakened by making them drink more and not leaving them in direct sunlight.
For their part, the “orange code” (maximum temperatures greater than or equal to 35 ° C) and “red code” (maximum temperatures greater than or equal to 40 ° C) summary respectively to citizens “to be ready and to follow the advice“and”Take measures and scrupulously follow the advice“.
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A new heat wave
It was not the first time this summer that a warning in the face of the high rise in temperatures has been issued in Belgium. Between June 28 and July 2, the country had already undergone a first heat wave. A second started this Sunday. To be able to talk about “heat wave“, the maximum recorded in Uccle must reach at least 25 degrees for at least five consecutive days, among which the 30.0 ° C must be reached for at least three days.
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