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In heat emergency, southern Europe scrambles for resources
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A heat wave baking southeast Europe has fueled deadly wildfires in Turkey and threatened the national power grid in Greece as governments scrambled Monday to secure the resources needed to cope with the emergency.
Temperatures reached 45 C (113 F) in inland areas of Greece and nearby countries and are expected to remain high for most of the week.
Battling deadly wildfires along its coastline for a sixth day, Turkey broadened an appeal for international assistance and was promised water-dropping planes from the European Union. The fires have been blamed for the deaths of eight people in recent days.
[....] In Greece, an emergency was declared in fire-hit areas on the island of Rhodes, which is near the Turkish coast. Workers with health conditions were allowed to take time off work, while Greek coal-fired power stations slated for retirement were brought back into service to shore up the national grid, under pressure due to the widespread use of air conditioning.
Pregnant and other vulnerable workers in North Macedonia were told to stay home.
Dann Mitchell, a professor of climate science at the University of Bristol, said the heat wave in southeast Europe “is not at all unexpected, and very likely enhanced due to human-induced climate change.”
Will ICE vehicles overheat before you drive them?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 04 2021, @08:22PM (1 child)
Careful what you wish for! In the UK, if there are 2 days of sunshine in a row, they declare a drought.
(Score: 2) by Unixnut on Thursday August 05 2021, @02:34PM
Oh I know, and if is tops 21C a heatwave is declared, the locals strip naked and frolic on any piece of flat surface they can find.
Pretty much happens every summer, even in 2020, although that year I had the added sight of them being chased about by burly coppers due to violating covid lockdowns.
Never understood how such a wet country can keep having droughts, but I suspect incompetence and lack of investment in infrastructure is the root cause.