Showing posts with label Sahara Dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sahara Dessert. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Up to 49 degrees: Heat wave hits Europe and Asia, 48 degrees in Italy

 

 1. 45 degrees in Europe and up to 49 degrees in Asia. The #thermometers  do not stop rising in the north of the planet, with temperatures  that break records  and cause more than one inconvenience.

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2. Temperatures soar across China  & Japan  - heatwave  prompts power crunch warning.

Japan has been reeling under the worst heat wave that the country has seen since 1875. Hundreds of people were treated for heat strokes as the temperatures in Tokyo broke nearly 150 year records for the month of June. Meanwhile, China has also issued a yello walert  for high temperatures and heat waves in various parts of the country.  [WION]
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3. Italy suffers extreme temperatures with 22 cities on red alert

 Experts warned that in the coming hours temperatures in southern Italy  could reach 48 degrees Celsius, while in 22 cities including this capital will be declared red alert  for the heat wave.

The African #anticyclone  Charon, largely responsible for the heat wave, will continue to punish this European nation for at least another ten days, according to reports bymeteorologists published on the specialized site 3BMeteo and reported by the television station Sky TG24.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Storm Celia : Sahara dust storm blows across Spain, taints sky orange

 

 Storm Celia pushed dust from the Sahara desert across the peninsula: A mass of hot air from the Sahara desert dumped dust on large parts of Spain including Madrid on Tuesday, colouring the sky orange and coating cars and streets.

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Sahara Dessert sand on its way to Britain

Sand blown more than 3,000 km from Africa's Sahara Dessert is expected to contribute to very high pollution levels across parts of England on Friday, the British government warned Wednesday.