High pressure area Cerberus triggers a strong heat wave in southern Europe. In Spain, the ground temperature rose up to 60°C in places.
Southern Europe suffocated. Spain, Greece and even Italy will be hit by extreme heat that is likely to last for another two weeks. In question is a high pressure area from the Sahara, which the Italian Meteorological Society called “Cerberus”.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is forecasting a heat wave with maximum temperatures of over 35-40°C for the entire Mediterranean region.
45 degrees in Andalusia
Spain is particularly affected. A high of 45 degrees was reached earlier this week in Loja, Andalusia. This Thursday it was up to 41°C in Seville and Cordoba.
According to the European Copernicus Observatory, the surface temperature exceeded 60°C on Tuesday in Extremadura, a region in south-eastern Spain. According to the European satellite, 13 of Spain’s 17 Autonomous Communities are currently classified as vulnerable to high temperatures, some of which are extremely vulnerable.
In Italy, temperatures could rise to 48°C in Sicily and Sardinia. Ten cities, including Rome and Florence, have already been put on heatwave warnings. On Monday, one person died in the extreme heat in the country: a 44-year-old worker who worked in Lodi near Milan in temperatures below 40 °C and lost consciousness.
On Monday, the United Nations announced that the world experienced its hottest week on record in early July.