Yet another European heatwave🌡️
Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Poland are all facing a major heatwave with temperatures expected to climb to 48°C in southern Italy – potentially the hottest ever recorded in Europe.
This is the climate crisis. No place is 'safe' anymore.
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But look at this map.
Look at it.
Yes, the heat is dire in Spain.
But where is the coverage on Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and so on?
Looks to me like the situation is much more dire in North Africa.
But
<where's my cricket emoji>
Oh wait.
Here is a piece that says the current European heatwave came from a "hot air mass from Africa".
But nothing about what is happening inside that hot air mass.
Because it's happening to Those People not to us? The omission is so telling.
Even @france24 , which you can usually rely on for news from countries in Africa: its Canicule (heatwave) page has news on Europe, China, Chile, Argentina - but nothing on Morocco or Tunisia.
Maybe I'm just cross-eyed, but I don't see that heatwave news out of Africa (and don't know any of the multitude of African languages, wish I did).
"Amid a scorching #heatwave, #Morocco and #Algeria have recorded some of the highest temperatures in all of #Africa.
#BenniMellal, a city in central Morocco, topped Moroccan cities in the list with a staggering 47.5°C.
Over in Algeria, in many cities, the situation was even more intense. #Biskra, located in the northeast region of the country, recorded a temperature of 48.0°C - considered one of the highest ever recorded in the country. "
@joriki https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/07/356416/unprecedented-heatwave-morocco-and-algeria-record-africas-highest-temperature
Amid a scorching heat wave, Morocco and Algeria have recorded some of the highest temperatures in all of Africa. Both countries experienced sweltering conditions with temperatures reaching dangerous highs in several cities.
"#Tunisia is witnessing a record #heatwave for the second week in a row, with temperatures in the capital of ##Tunis reaching 49C (120.2F).
#Wildfires raged across the central Syrian countryside as temperatures reached 40C (104F) in some parts.
In the besieged #Gaza Strip, a heatwave has worsened #PowerOutages. It normally suffers from power cuts for up to 12 hours a day."
#MENA #Africa #MiddleEast
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/19/from-algeria-to-syria-heatwaves-scorch-middle-east-north-africa
"#Wildfires raging across #Algeria during a blistering #heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.
As temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in parts of the North African country, it recorded 97 blazes across 16 provinces, fanned by strong winds, said the interior ministry."
ALGIERS: Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday. As temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in parts of the North African country, it recorded 97 blazes across 16 provinces, fanned by strong winds, said the interior ministry. The fires killed at least 34 people, including 10 soldiers, as they raged through residential areas, the interior ministry said, revising an earlier toll of 15 dead. According to that initial toll, at least 26 people were also injured.
"Northern #Algeria has been experiencing a record #heatwave in recent days, with temperatures reaching 48C.
A leading outlet critical of the government, Tout Sur l'Algerie (TSA), reported earlier this month there had been an unprecedented use of air conditioners, saying current methods of construction were less effective than traditional bricks in keeping homes cool."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66292753
"In an unprecedented occurrence, #Morocco experienced a record-breaking temperature of 50.4°C on Friday, August 11.
This marks the first time in the country’s history that a temperature above 50°C has been reliably observed.
The ongoing #heatwave, the third of this summer, was forecasted to be intense, with temperatures expected to soar to 49°C from Friday to Sunday. "
Daniel Moser
CelloMom On Cars
