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Southeast Europe heat wave set to be
among worst in decades
29 July 2021, by Derek Gatopoulos
Wildfires in Greece threatened homes for a third
successive day, with a blaze reported Thursday
outside the western city of Patras.
"The ongoing heat wave is a dangerous weather
phenomenon, as it will last until the end of next
week with a small temperature range between
maximum and minimum levels," said Theodoris
Kolydas, director of Greece's National
Meteorological Service.
Cooling shelters were set up in the Greek capital,
but access to the air-conditioned public spaces was
limited by pandemic restrictions.
A woman takes a shower at a beach of Lagonissi village, Authorities in Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and
a few miles southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29, Herzegovina and other affected countries advised
2021. One of the most severe heat waves recorded people to avoid exposure to direct sunlight in
since 1980s scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, midday hours.
sending residents flocking to the coast, public fountains
and air-conditioned locations to find some relief, with
temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of
Greece and across much of the region. Credit: AP
Photo/Yorgos Karahalis
A heat wave scorched southeast Europe on
Thursday, intensifying wildfires and sending
residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and
air-conditioned locations to find some relief.
Temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of
Greece and across much of the region. Weather
experts in Athens said they expected the heat
wave to extend into next week, making it one of
the most severe recorded in the country since the A youth jumps in the sea from a rock at Varkiza village, a
mid-1980s. few miles southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29,
2021. One of the most severe heat waves recorded since
At least three people were killed in southern 1980s scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending
residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air-
Turkey and dozens of people were hospitalized as
conditioned locations to find some relief, with
the intense summer heat and strong winds fanned temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of Greece
two separate forest fires. and across much of the region. Credit: AP Photo/Yorgos
Karahalis
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A waitress serves refreshments at a beach bar of A man reads a book as he lies on a sun bed under pines
Lagonissi village, a few miles southwest of Athens, on at Varkiza village, a few miles southwest of Athens, on
Thursday, July 29, 2021. One of the most severe heat Thursday, July 29, 2021. One of the most severe heat
waves recorded since 1980s scorched southeast Europe waves recorded since 1980s scorched southeast Europe
on Thursday, sending residents flocking to the coast, on Thursday, sending residents flocking to the coast,
public fountains and air-conditioned locations to find public fountains and air-conditioned locations to find
some relief, with temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) some relief, with temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F)
in parts of Greece and across much of the region. Credit: in parts of Greece and across much of the region. Credit:
AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis
A woman takes a shower at a beach of Lagonissi village, People are pictured next to a beach bar at Vouliagmeni
a few miles southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29, suburb, southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29,
2021. One of the most severe heat waves recorded since 2021. One of the most severe heat waves recorded since
1980s scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending 1980s scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending
residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air- residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air-
conditioned locations to find some relief, with conditioned locations to find some relief, with
temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of Greece temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of Greece
and across much of the region. Credit: AP Photo/Yorgos and across much of the region. Credit: AP Photo/Yorgos
Karahalis Karahalis
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A waiter prepares cold refreshments at a beach bar of People swim in the sea at Vouliagmeni suburb,
Lagonissi village, a few miles southwest of Athens, on southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29, 2021. One of
Thursday, July 29, 2021. One of the most severe heat the most severe heat waves recorded since 1980s
waves recorded since 1980s scorched southeast Europe scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending
on Thursday, sending residents flocking to the coast, residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air-
public fountains and air-conditioned locations to find conditioned locations to find some relief, with
some relief, with temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of Greece
in parts of Greece and across much of the region. Credit: and across much of the region. Credit: AP Photo/Yorgos
AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis Karahalis
People swim in the sea at Vouliagmeni suburb, A man sunbathes at a beach of Lagonissi village, a few
southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29, 2021. One of miles southwest of Athens, on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
the most severe heat waves recorded since 1980s One of the most severe heat waves recorded since
scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending 1980s scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending
residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air- residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air-
conditioned locations to find some relief, with conditioned locations to find some relief, with
temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of Greece temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) in parts of Greece
and across much of the region. Credit: AP Photo/Yorgos and across much of the region. Credit: AP Photo/Yorgos
Karahalis Karahalis
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In North Macedonia, pregnant women and people
over age 60 were excused from work until the end
of the week, while construction companies were
ordered to stop work from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Climate experts argue that extreme weather like the
recent deadly floods in Germany and heat waves in
Canada and the western United States are likely to
become more frequent as rising global
temperatures create greater instability.
"If we think more globally, we've had some very,
very severe weather events recently, 49.6 Celsius
(121.28 F), an all-time temperature record in
Canada, " Mike Kendon, senior climate scientist at
the U.N. Meteorological Office said.
"When you see observations like that, they are
taking us outside our own envelope of experience
of what we have seen before. An event like that is
simply not possible to explain without the human
influence on the climate system."
According to the U.N. World Meteorological
Organization, 2020 was one of the three warmest
years on record globally. It was the warmest year
on record for Europe.
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