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Extreme temperatures sweep the globe, OBM warns: This is the new reality

2023-07-19 11:25:12Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Extreme temperatures sweep the globe, OBM warns: This is the new reality
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Extreme temperatures sweeping the globe this week are the new reality in a world warmed by climate change, the UN's World Meteorological Organization has warned, adding that heatwaves in Europe could continue into August.

In the last 24 hours, the mercury exceeded 50 degrees Celsius in various parts of the US and China, while in Europe - as in Greece and Spain - fires continue to burn forest areas and villages with citizens struggling to take deep breaths from the unbearable heat. . Health authorities are sounding the alarm for millions of people around the world to prepare for the prolonged heat wave that threatens their lives, comments the BBC.

Even at night, temperatures in many areas in Europe, such as southern Spain, and in the US, such as Arizona, remain above 30 degrees Celsius. China temporarily broke its record for the highest temperature ever on Sunday when it recorded 52.2 degrees Celsius in the western region of Xinjiang, according to Britain's Met Office.

The temperature in southern Spain on Monday reached 46 degrees Celsius. The heat is expected to intensify in Italy, where the thermometer in Sardinia reached 46 degrees Celsius. As the World Meteorological Organization points out, Eastern Europe is also predicted to become warmer. Scientists estimate that climate change will lead to longer, more severe and more frequent heat waves around the world.

"Extreme weather events have significant impacts on people's health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy and water supply", said today the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization Professor Petri Taala.

"We must step up our efforts to help society adapt to what is unfortunately becoming the new normal. This fact means that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced as soon as possible".

"We no longer have a stable climate"

The leading British scientist, Professor Frederick Otto of Imperial College London, told the BBC that, “what we are seeing now is exactly what we would expect in a world where we are still burning fossil fuels. "Man is '100% behind' the upward trend in global average temperature," he explains.

The average global temperature has already risen by one and a half degrees Celsius since the Industrial Revolution, when humans began burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, which release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Dr. Otto also argues that we have no idea what the new reality will be like because "we don't have a stable climate". fossil fuels and turn to green energy", he underlines.

Italy: Many hospitals are overwhelmed with emergencies – most patients are dehydrated

Today, the EU's emergency coordination center issued a "red alert" for high temperatures in most of Italy, northeastern Spain, Croatia, Serbia, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, the newspaper reported. Guardian. Hospitals across Italy have seen a sharp rise in the number of people seeking emergency treatment for heat-related illnesses as the heat wave continues to hit the country, with temperatures in Rome hitting a new record.

The temperature in the Italian capital reached 41.8 degrees Celsius yesterday, breaking the previous record of 40.7 degrees Celsius set in June 2022. Sicily touched 41 degrees Celsius. Some hospitals have reported a 20-25% increase in the number of people coming to emergency rooms suffering from dehydration or other illnesses caused by excessive heat exposure.

Italy's Ministry of Health has put 23 cities on red alert, including Rome, Florence, Bologna, Bari, Catania, Cagliari, Palermo and Turin. This movement shows that the heat is so strong that it is considered a threat to the health of people in the entire population, not just children and the elderly.

As the "Guardian" newspaper writes, the Italian ministry called on citizens to dress in linen, avoid going out in the hottest hours and not consume alcohol, coffee and carbonated drinks. The ministry issued a circular advising regional administrations to put in place "emergency protocols" by providing help at home, especially to the most vulnerable, and by strengthening out-of-hours doctor services.

Gianfranco Gianassi, director of emergency care at public hospitals in Tuscany, claimed there had been an increase of about 10% in people going to hospitals in the region with symptoms of heat stroke and dehydration. Admissions were particularly high at the Santa Maria Nuova hospital in central Florence, where many tourists sought treatment.


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