For Rasha, 45, a Syrian health executive who lives in Abu Dhabi, the heat wave was an unwelcome surprise on holiday. AEMET spokesperson Ruben del Campo told Reuters that temperatures could touch 44 degrees Celsius in Cordoba or Extremadura in southern Spain. "They could also reach 42C in parts of (central Spain) like Castille and Leon and Galicia (in central and western Spain) on Tuesday and Wednesday." He said there was also a high risk of forest fires during the heat wave. In June, Spaniards weathered the earliest heat wave since 1981, according to AEMET, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius in parts of central and southern Spain.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 10, 2022 23:48 UTC