The United Nations warned on Friday that the world must prepare for more severe heat waves in the coming years. ““These types of situations will continue to grow more and more.”John Nairn, an extreme heat expert at the World Meteorological Organization, said during a press conference in Geneva.
At a time when several regions in the northern hemisphere are witnessing stifling temperatures that have caused fires and threatened the health of residents, the specialist warned that high temperatures will continue to rise in the world.
“The recently announced El Niño phenomenon will only exacerbate the incidence and severity of extreme heatwaves,” Nairn explained.
For its part, the news agency France Press agency It reported that the heat wave affecting the northern hemisphere continued today, Tuesday, with active fires in Greece and the United States, and the possibility of recording record temperatures for the European continent on the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
In this context, health authorities issued warnings about rising temperatures in the United States, Europe and Asia, and reminded of the need to drink plenty of water and protect from strong sunlight.
“One notable phenomenon we have observed is that the number of simultaneous heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere has increased six-fold since the 1980s. This trend shows no sign of slowing,” the World Meteorological Organization expert said.
