The phenomenon that raises the temperature above regular, “scorching” situations in Western Greece as nicely – 2024-06-20 11:53:41

He’ll characterize the pyrometeorological situations in Greece till the tip of the week the Scorching-Dry-Wind impactalerting the authorities, because it will increase the incidence and unfold of forest fires.

The meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafillias spoke to the First Program of Hellenic Radio 91.6 and 105.8, reporting on the phenomenon that “already the sensation of temperature is elevated, that’s, the temperature has risen since yesterday and all through the week we may have elevated values. We might be on the verge of heatwave in Western Greece with 40 levels, 38 in Athens and 39 in a number of areas. So, we’ve a heat climate. In the meantime, the meltemia, the well-known north wind that blows within the Aegean each summer season, has already began and is blowing and its depth within the subsequent hours will attain 7 to eight Beaufort. Due to this fact, we’re scorching and at one time windy we might say in relation to the dryness within the ambiance but additionally the dearth of moisture within the soils as a result of extended dry spell that. So, the aquifer doesn’t have sufficient water. There’s nice drought within the lands.”

“So we’ve a harmful cocktail. Hostile meteorological situations for the unfold of forest fires. That is additionally “Scorching-Dry-Windy”, the new, dry and windy climate. So, we’ve to watch out till the tip of the week as a result of the excessive temperatures current an obsession I’d say this month. We already had a heatwave with temperatures that reached document ranges for a number of many years (…). We may have scorching situations in Western Greece, in Messinia, in Ilia, Aitoloakarnania, in Epirus, in areas primarily of the Western Continent”, he stated characteristically.

“So in these areas it isn’t excluded that we’ll have issues there as nicely, however in fact there might also be unfavorable situations. In different phrases, I feel that this week at the least the nation ought to enter a state of vigilance and application, as a result of issues might be fairly troublesome (…). So evidently the temperatures till the tip of the month will stay 6 to eight levels above regular, regular for the season,” he added.