A spring heatwave across parts of southern Europe is seeing temperature records for April broken in many countries. The hot weather has heaped further climatic stress on southern Europe, which is already under a severe drought that is threatening to push up food prices. On 27 April, Spain recorded its hottest-ever April temperature at Cordoba airport in southern Spain, which reached 38.8°C (101.8°F) according to the Spanish meteorological service. Indeed, southern Europe and north Africa aren’t the only parts of the world experiencing extreme heat right now. In contrast to the sweltering temperatures of southern Europe, much of northern and eastern Europe – including the UK – have been facing below average temperatures this week.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2023 23:55 UTC