MADRID: A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was “essentially the most intense on file”, the nation’s State Meteorological Company (AEMET) stated on Sunday (Aug 24).
Provisional readings for the Aug 3 to Aug 18 heatwave exceeded the final file, set in July 2022, and confirmed a mean temperature 4.6°C greater than for earlier such phenomena, the company stated on X.
The August heatwave exacerbated tinderbox circumstances in Spain that fuelled wildfires that proceed to ravage elements of the north and west of the nation.
Greater than 1,100 deaths in Spain have been linked to the heatwave, in line with an estimate launched Tuesday by the Carlos III Well being Institute.
Because it started its information in 1975, AEMET has registered 77 heatwaves in Spain, with six of them going 4°C or extra above the typical – 5 of these since 2019.
