Air temperatures are also felt in European countries. Spain, located in the southwest of Europe, is experiencing losses due to extreme temperatures.
As in all of Europe, the air temperatures in Spain broke records. Since May, the country has experienced one of the driest years, with air temperatures rising above seasonal normals.
The temperature is 60 percent higher
Experts pointed out that in the records of the State Meteorological Agency, May, June and July were 60 percent warmer than the same period in previous years.
The report has been prepared
The report, prepared from the data of the Carlos III Health Institute’s daily mortality monitoring system, revealed losses due to extreme heat.
There were 4,600 deaths due to heat this summer.
According to the news of AA, in the period of May-AugustThe number of people who lost their lives due to the extreme heat during this summer reached 4,600.
The death toll has tripled
In the statement made by the institute, it was reported that the number of deaths caused by extreme heat was 3 times the average of the last 5 years, and 2 times the deaths detected in 2017 in the same period, which is considered a record so far.
Highest temperature ever recorded
On the other hand, the air temperature of 47.6 degrees, which was detected in the La Rambla district of the city of Cordoba in the south of the country on August 14, was the highest temperature recorded in Spain so far. The previous temperature record was set on the same day last year, with 47.4 degrees Celsius, in Montoro, which is adjacent to La Rambla.
Most wildfires
The highest number of forest fires in Spain in the current century were also seen this year.