Heat Wave in Europe : 2022

 

A wildfire erupted in different parts of Europe amid the heat wave creating havoc for people.  Scientists have linked wildfire to climate change which has become a major concern that is leading to extreme weather conditions. The scourging heat has contributed to increasing in wildfires that led to the excavation of people. The temperature is expected to reach 40 Celsius in different parts of Europe as per the health advisory issued by countries in Europe.  

 

Portugal and Spain are the most affected countries by the recent wave of heat waves. The firefighters are fighting to extinguish the wildfire and rescue the operation of people stranded in the wildfire. Scientists have predicted more wildfires in the coming years. In Portugal, five regions were affected areas due to heat waves where the temperature rose to 47 Celsius.  Wildfires have destroyed 30,000 hectares of land in Portugal and 100 people have lost their lives due to wildfires. Portugal has reported 238 deaths as a result of heat waves that is happening frequently for the past few years in different parts of Europe.    

In Spain temperature rose to 37 Celsius which led to wildfire in the Monfrague national park. According to authorities in Spain wildfire is still not under control despite efforts to curtail the fire. Wildfire has forced people to evacuate more than 2300 people from their homes. Temperatures increased from 45.4C in Spain which is considered to be a record high temperature of 47.4C (117.3F) recorded in August last year. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted he was “closely following the evolution of active fires” posing an “extreme risk”.  The threat of wildfire became a source of concern for the officials of Spain due to heat waves over the past few years in different countries of Europe.   

  The linkage between climate change and heat waves is often cited by scientists to assess the causes of extreme heat waves in different parts of the world. The rationale is based on due to increase in the trapped heat on earth that is causing an increase in temperature that is changing the climate and resulting in heat waves and wildfires. The winds coupled with high temperature lead to a fire that engulfs large areas of land across the globe. The extreme changes in climate have raised an alarm bell for scientists and people as it collectively affects different parts of the world.

The climate experts have expressed their concern to reduce heat waves by decreasing the rise in temperature by taking all stakeholders on board. Global conferences are held to discuss measures to decrease the increase in temperature of the earth. The global response towards climate change is one of steps to regulate the temperature of the earth that is essential for our survival on earth. Scientists have been working to study the causes and provide solutions to overcome the extreme weather conditions as a result of climate change. The influence of climate is gauged in various ways and one is to link to extreme weather in the different parts of the world that have changed the natural patterns of weather in different parts of world.