Abu Dhabi’s western region recorded a temperature of 50.1 degrees Celsius. Photo Arab News
Residents in many countries around the world are once again preparing to face record high temperatures due to a severe summer wave.
According to Arab News, governments in the Middle East, Europe and the United States are advising the public to issue essential health guidelines, to stay indoors and avoid dehydration.
Several recent studies, including a report by the World Meteorological Organization, show that there is a 66 percent chance that global temperatures will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one year between 2023 and 2027.
This is an important sign of the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement to prevent catastrophic changes in our planet’s ecosystem, said Zoltan Rands, Chief Marketing Officer of Sunmini Solar Group and EU Ambassador for the European Climate Pact.
Scientists have warned that certain thresholds of climate change on Earth have already been crossed, including reports of record ocean temperatures.
According to Zoltan Rands, this points to the urgent need to deal with climate change and the role that science and technology should play in finding solutions.
It should be noted that heatwaves in Europe alone this summer have forced the Italian authorities to issue a red alert to 16 cities.
Meanwhile, many parts of Spain have recorded temperatures of over 60 degrees Celsius, which is expected to be even hotter than last year.
America has recorded temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius and 38 cities are tipped to break record temperatures in the coming months.
Temperature extremes are also being reported in Asia and the Middle East.
In China’s Xinjiang, the mercury soared above 52C, the hottest temperature ever recorded, breaking the previous record of 50.3C.
The temperature of 50.1 degrees Celsius has been recorded for two consecutive days in the western region of the United Arab Emirates state of Abu Dhabi.
Other Gulf Cooperation Council member states Oman and Kuwait have also recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius since the middle of this month, which is likely to reach 50 degrees Celsius at any time.
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