Naming heatwaves
I’m hoping other countries follow suit and bring some attention to heatwaves as human-caused extreme weather events.
The world's first named heat wave hit Seville, Spain, this week, pushing temperatures past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and earning the most severe tier in the city's new heat wave ranking system.Source: ‘Zoe’ becomes the world’s first named heat wave | ClimatewireHeat wave “Zoe” has brought scorching temperatures to the southern part of the country for the last few days, particularly the region of Andalusia where Seville is located. Even in the evenings, the Spanish meteorological service recorded temperatures that hovered in the mid-80s in some areas — an extra stress on the human body, which relies on cooler nights to recover from high daytime heat.