The temperature in the Italian island of Sicily reached 43.5 degrees Celsius.
The heatwave in Europe and the rest of the world is expected to intensify over the next two days, with temperatures expected to peak on Wednesday.
A heatwave affecting the Mediterranean will intensify by the middle of this week (Wednesday, July 19), the World Meteorological Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, has warned. It is likely to continue until next month in some parts of Europe.
North African countries are also experiencing high temperatures, and China “temporarily” recorded its highest temperature in Xinjiang on Sunday at 52.2 degrees Celsius, according to the British Met Office.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people in the American Southwest are experiencing extreme heat, with experts citing the heat wave’s length and intensity.
High temperatures were also recorded in the northern parts of the world, where officials warned of the dangers of staying in hot conditions.
Southern Spain saw Europe’s hottest temperature on Monday, with Andujar reaching 44.8 degrees Celsius.
As for Sicily, it was not far from that, with temperatures reaching 43.5 degrees Celsius.
Countries like Italy, Greece and Turkey also experienced temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.
In Greece, 1,200 children were evacuated from holiday camps due to wildfires, while Italian authorities issued red alerts for 16 cities.
As people in the Czech Republic seek respite from the sweltering summer heat, the Czech Red Cross has launched a new public safety campaign aimed at tackling the high number of drowning cases.
Five people drowned on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the hottest weekend of the year.
Temperatures were recorded at 38.6 degrees Celsius north of Prague and 38.6 degrees Celsius in the western city of Pilsen on Saturday, while 100 of the country’s 160 meteorological stations recorded record temperatures.
The highest temperature recorded in the country was 40.4 degrees Celsius recorded on August 20, 2012.
As temperatures rise, the Red Cross Water Rescue Service has begun installing several new signs at the country’s popular lakes and swimming spots, warning people not to swim alone and to always wear life jackets when traveling in watercraft. instructions.
Many wildfires in Greece have been caused by the evacuation of children from summer camps and the evacuation of townspeople.
In Canada, officials said it was an “unprecedented” year in many ways.
Canada has burned 24 million acres so far this year, surpassing the country’s previous record.
More than 155,000 people were evacuated as a result of the fires, the largest number of evacuations in recent decades.
3,200 international firefighters have also been deployed in Canada to fight the blaze.
According to the US newspaper, Phoenix, Arizona, saw a historically warm week.
And on Monday, the city hit a record 18 consecutive days of heatwave, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius.
US climate envoy to Beijing for climate talks
Currently, the countries most affected by extreme heat are the United States and China.
Although informal talks were held at a recent climate summit in Egypt, US climate envoy and former Secretary of State John Kerry visited Beijing to renew formal discussions.
In a tweet after his China meeting, Kerry said the entire world was “living the daily reality of record-breaking heat.”
“Climate change is a common challenge facing all of humanity,” Beijing says.
The United States and China are the world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, but Beijing broke off talks on how to reduce emissions after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last year.
How can we adapt to the “silent killer”?
The heat waves the planet is currently experiencing are often referred to as the “silent killer” because they kill thousands of people.
The world is still not sufficiently prepared, even though scientists say climate change is bringing more extreme heat waves, explains Julie Arrighi, interim director of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Centre.
“If we’re not prepared for today’s heat, we’re not prepared for tomorrow’s heat,” he says.
Some places have made progress, he says. In Spain and Australia, the Red Cross has set up hotline systems to check on the elderly who are most at risk from extreme heat.
The ideal city to adapt to extreme heat waves will have buildings specially designed to keep cool with shade or cooling systems.
It will also have trees that help cool temperatures and places where people can take shelter from heat waves. Arrighi explains that hospitals and health services can deal with emergencies that will inevitably occur, says the Interim Director of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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