“This heatwave is the new normal”, WMO Secretary-General says

“We have set a new record high in the UK,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. “Due to climate change, heat waves will be more frequent. Connections have been clearly demonstrated by the IPCC.” Stable high pressure regions, so heat waves last for several days. This Tuesday should be the hottest day in France so far. According to Météo France, expected temperatures range from 36 to 40 degrees Celsius, with intense heat occurring in almost every region of the country. "The heat wave will continue at least until the middle of next week, and high temperatures will continue in much of Western Europe," said Bob Stephanski, Head of Applied Climate Services at WMO. "This is alarming over 40 days of meteorological summer." The hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48 ° C (Greece, 1977). A new suspicious record may have occurred in 2021 (48.8 ° C in Sicily) and is being reviewed by the WMO. "In the future, such heat waves will be normal. You can see a stronger extreme. We have pumped large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, so the negative trend will continue for decades. We couldn't reduce emissions globally, "Lamented SG Taaras. "I hope this is a call for the government to awaken and influence the voting behavior of democracies," he said. According to the IPCC, temperatures in Europe rise faster than in other regions. In the Mediterranean region, a worrying combination of climate-related changes (warming, extreme temperatures, increased drought and dryness, decreased precipitation, increased wildfires, average and extreme sea levels, decreased snow cover, decreased wind speed). By the mid-2020s, when global warming exceeds 2 ° C. The IPCC Special Report on the Extreme also shows that heat waves will be more frequent, longer and more intense in the 21st century. You need an early warning system and an enhanced health system. Read more: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/%E2%80%9C-heatwave-new-normal%E2%80%9D-wmo-secretary-general-says