World Meteorological Organization
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Extreme heat is hitting the Mediterranean area.
Temperatures are forecast to be well above 40°C in inland areas ranging from
#Tunisia, southern
#Italy,
#Greece and
#Turkey, according to the German Weather Service, DWD, which
acts as one of WMO's regional climate monitoring centres.
The
#heat is fuelling
#wildfires in Southern Turkey, which have already claimed a number of lives.
The above-normal temperatures in the central and eastern Mediterranean region (including central and southern Balkans, southern European Russia and west Kazakhstan) are expected to continue for the next two weeks.
In some places this is also accompanied by rainfall deficits and water supply problems.
Heatwaves are deadly. Please follow advice from your National Meteorological and Hydrological Service and stay cool and safe
#ClimateAction