MADRID: Spain was grappling on Tuesday with a second unusually early heatwave in less than a month as temperatures hit levels normally seen in July and August, while France began preparing for similar conditions. Temperatures passed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in large parts of Spain, significantly higher than normal for this time of year. “This early, record-breaking heatwave, coming on top of another heatwave less than a month ago... is extraordinarily worrying,” said Spain’s minister for ecological transition, Teresa Ribera. “It is not normal to have such an extreme heatwave at this time of the year,” AEMET spokesman Ruben del Campo said. The extreme weather, which arrived on a wave of hot air from north Africa, is headed for southwest France.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 15, 2022 02:59 UTC