2023-07-17 00:55:45
The northern hemisphere begins a new week on Monday under oppressive heat. In Europe, temperatures are expected above 40 degrees in Italy. In North America, devastating fires continue to rage in Canada and California.
Up to 48 degrees Celsius are expected at the start of the week in Sardinia. Sixteen cities are on red alert in Italy.
In Spain, the meteorological agency on Sunday issued an orange alert for Monday, warning of temperatures of 38 to 42 degrees over large areas of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, as well as a red alert (extreme danger) on Monday for areas of Andalusia and Tuesday in Aragon, Catalonia and Mallorca (42 to 44 degrees).
The consequences of this high heat have already been felt in the Canary Islands, on the island of La Palma, where a fire ravaged 5,000 hectares of land this weekend. He also forced 4,000 people to evacuate.
In Europe, global warming is progressing at a rate twice as fast as the global average, according to experts.
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