{"id":131826,"date":"2024-06-24T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/deadly-heatwaves-in-june-a-climate-scientist-explains-why-extreme-weather-is-battering-greece\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T05:00:56","slug":"deadly-heatwaves-in-june-a-climate-scientist-explains-why-extreme-weather-is-battering-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/deadly-heatwaves-in-june-a-climate-scientist-explains-why-extreme-weather-is-battering-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly heatwaves in June? A climate scientist explains why extreme weather is battering Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131826\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n\u201cThe Mediterranean is a hot spot of the climate crisis\u201d says Dr Kostas Lagouvardos from the National Observatory of Athens. Greece was hit by its earliest heatwave on record this month, causing multiple deaths and closing schools and tourist attractions.Temperatures have now dipped just below the official heatwave threshold of 38C, but little respite is expected for the rest of the summer. There is no doubt that the Mediterranean country is on the frontlines of human-caused climate change in Europe. Last year, it was scalded by a record long heatwave lasting 16 days, contributing to the EU\u2019s largest ever wildfire as an area twice the size of Athens went up in smoke between July and August. At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured.<\/p>\n<p>Italy braces for 39\u00b0C temperatures as heatwave in southern Europe causes mounting safety concerns<br \/>\nThere was little time for Greeks to catch their breath before deadly floods struck in September, with some areas receiving an average year\u2019s worth of rain in one day from Storm Daniel.As it braces for another season of veering climate extremes, what are the reasons that Greece is so badly impacted? To find out, we spoke to climate scientist Dr Kostas Lagouvardos, research director at the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).<\/p>\n<p>We know that Europe is the fastest-warming continent in the world, with temperatures here rising at roughly twice the global average. That\u2019s backed up by a recent report from the UN&#8217;s World Meteorological Organization and the European Union&#8217;s climate agency, Copernicus. In summer in particular, the warming is most acute over central and southeastern Europe and around the Mediterranean, Copernicus says. \u201cThe Mediterranean is a hot spot of the climate crisis,\u201d Dr Lagouvardos tells Euronews Green, pointing out that southern Italy, Cyprus, T\u00fcrkiye and northern African countries are also badly impacted by the rising heat.<\/p>\n<p>The eastern part of the Mediterranean is heating up particularly fast, he adds. Over the past 30 to 40 years, NOA\u2019s research shows that the overall temperature increase in Greece exceeds 1.5C &#8211; a very high jump for such a short passage of time.\u00a0Greece has the longest coastline in the Mediterranean &#8211; once you unravel its thousands of islands in the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean Seas and the Sea of Crete. \u201cThe existence of many islands that are exposed to the sea makes it more vulnerable,\u201d says Dr Lagouvardos &#8211; primarily to strong winds. The country is an unusual mosaic of land and sea.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/06\/22\/deadly-heatwaves-in-june-a-climate-scientist-explains-why-extreme-weather-is-battering-gre\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/06\/22\/deadly-heatwaves-in-june-a-climate-scientist-explains-why-extreme-weather-is-battering-gre\">Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/deadly-heatwaves-in-june-a-climate-scientist-explains-why-extreme-weather-is-battering-greece\/\">Deadly heatwaves in June? 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