{"id":28196,"date":"2017-06-20T14:55:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=28196"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:52:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:52:05","slug":"record-high-temperatures-grip-much-of-the-globe-more-hot-weather-to-come-un-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2017\/06\/record-high-temperatures-grip-much-of-the-globe-more-hot-weather-to-come-un-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Record high temperatures grip much of the globe, more hot weather to come \u2013 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Extremely high May and June temperatures have broken records in parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States, the United Nations weather agency reported today, warning of more heatwaves to come.<\/p>\n

The heatwaves have arrived unusually early, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, noting at the same time that average global surface temperatures<\/a> over land and sea are the second highest on record for the first five months of 2017, according to analyses by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<\/p>\n

Raging wildfires in Portugal<\/em><\/h5>\n

In Portugal, extremely high temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius contributed to the severity of the devastating, fast-moving weekend wildfires<\/a> that ripped through the country’s forested Pedr\u00f3g\u00e3o Grande region, some 150 kilometres (95 miles) north-east of Lisbon, leaving dozens dead and more injured.<\/p>\n

WMO reported that Portugal is not the only European country experiencing the effects of the extreme weather, as neighbouring Spain \u2013 which had its warmest spring in over 50 years \u2013 and France, have seen record-breaking temperatures. France is expected to continue see afternoon temperatures more than 10 degrees above the average for this time of year.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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