The people of America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East are buckling in the hot sun

On July 18, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared an alarm with intense heat waves that many parts of the world are facing recently, according to radio station. CNN.

“Global temperatures have been at unprecedented levels for several weeks. The prolonged and intense heatwaves this year are alarming, but not surprising, as what is happening is consistent with climate change projections,” the WMO said in a statement.

According to WMO, the heat wave phenomenon is occurring simultaneously in many areas. North America, parts of Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius for several days a week.

“These phenomena are very disturbing and have increased sixfold since the 1980s,” added WMO.

The WMO also notes that nighttime temperatures are expected to reach new highs and are “particularly dangerous to human health as the body is unable to recover from hot days, increasing the incidence of pain.” heart and death”.

WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas called on countries to step up efforts to “help society adapt to weather phenomena that could become the new normal”.

In North America, dangerous heat levels continue to take place in the South and West of the United States. About 63.1 million people (19% of the US population) live in areas where dangerous heat levels are forecast, according to US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data.

Wildfires continue to rage in Canada with hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest destroyed, breaking all-time wildfire records.

Fire crews extinguish a fire in the woods north of the city of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec province (Canada). Photo: CNN

Heat waves are also raging in Europe. Specifically, the French Meteorological Agency on July 18 warned of temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, Hungary issued a heat warning, the Italian Meteorological Agency also recorded a new record high temperature. was 41.8 degrees Celsius in the capital Rome yesterday.

A woman wears a scarf in Avignon, Vaucluse province (France) on July 17. Photo: AFP

People seek to cool down during the ongoing heat wave in Rome (Italy) on July 17. Photo: GETTY IMAGES

A person cools off at Piazza del Popolo, Rome capital (Italy) on July 18. Photo: REUTERS

Italy’s Health Minister Orazio Schillaci said on July 18 that the extreme heat wave was the main reason why the number of people going to hospital emergency in Italy had increased by 20% in recent days.

People try to cool down in the capital Budapest (Hungary) on July 16. Photo: ANADOLU AGENCY

Forest fires also occurred in Greece and Switzerland.

A man evacuates horses from a forest fire near a Greek village on July 18. Photo: REUTERS

Forest fire in the city of Bitsch (Switzerland) on July 17. Photo: AP

In the Middle East, Iraq has seen temperatures in the capital Baghdad soar to nearly 50 degrees Celsius this week, according to Iraq’s Directorate of Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring.

Iraqi security forces cool off while working in Baghdad (Iraq) on July 18. Photo: AFP

The weather station of the Persian Gulf International Airport (Iran) on July 16 recorded the temperature index in this area at a time up to about 67 degrees Celsius, about to exceed the threshold of human tolerance. Luckily then it dropped to more than 40 degrees Celsius.

People avoid the heat under a tree in the capital Tehran (Iran) on July 11. Photo: AFP

On July 16, China also reported a temperature of 52.2 degrees Celsius – an all-time high in this country. Beijing is experiencing one of its hottest summers ever.

A man rests in the hot sun in Beijing (China) on July 16. Photo: AP

US warns of hot weather affecting more than 80 million people

(PLO) – More than 80 million Americans are facing the effects of hot weather.

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