SPAIN BREAKS RECORD TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL

Sun 30 Apr 2023:

Spain has experienced a record-breaking spring heatwave over the past couple of days. A plume of hot, dry air originated over northern Africa, where it has already produced record April temperatures, and spread northwards across Iberia.

This resulted in a maximum temperature of 38.7C at Córdoba airport on Thursday, the highest April temperature recorded in Europe.

As people sweltered in a country experiencing a severe drought, the Health Ministry would consider implementing a heat prevention plan two weeks early, to help regions respond to the effects of the unseasonably warm weather.

Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and also the country’s sixth driest, despite the presence of the weather phenomenon La Niña, which slightly dampened global average temperatures.

Many farmers are experiencing difficulties due to the ongoing lack of rain, with the government in Madrid asking the European Union for financial help.

This heatwave in Spain is not an isolated event – all across the world high temperatures in the first few months of this year have shattered records.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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