Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The current month of "July" recorded many exceptional weather phenomena, which broke records in terms of temperatures in many countries of the world, causing fires that got out of control in some forests, and other countries witnessed waves of Heavy rains, floods and landslides.
The globe experienced its hottest days, with record temperatures recorded by many countries of the world
Perhaps the intense heat waves that struck many countries of the world were the most prominent feature of this month. On Monday, July 3, the globe recorded its hottest day since the start of climate records, recording 17.01 degrees Celsius, thus breaking the record recorded in August 2016 (about 16.92 degrees Celsius above zero).
The earth lived its hottest days
Record temperatures recorded in many countries of the world
The countries of North Africa and Western Europe were also subjected to an unusual heat wave during the second half of the month of "July", which contributed significantly to raising temperatures to record records in a number of countries.
Tunisia and Algeria recorded record temperatures of 49 degrees Celsius, Sardinia recorded 48 degrees, 45 in Catalonia, while it reached 43 in Rome, and the Xinjiang region in China recorded temperatures of 52 degrees Celsius, and the Death Valley record in the United States. America, temperatures exceeded 45 degrees Celsius.
Coinciding with the significant rise in temperatures and the drying of soil and vegetation, unprecedented fires broke out in many countries around the world, concentrated in the Mediterranean countries, including Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey and Greece, and killing at least 34 people.
19 cm in diameter! .. Italy documents the fall of the largest hailstone in the history of Europe
In contrast, at a time when western Europe was suffering from the brunt of the heat, northern Europe was under the influence of strong summer storms. Northern Italy was subjected to successive waves of strong thunderstorms, during which hailstones fell of record sizes, reaching 19 cm! Thus, it broke the record for the largest hailstone that fell on Europe, which was recorded specifically in Romania on May 26, 2016, with a diameter of 15 cm.
More than 100 dead in heavy rains and floods
Many countries around the world also witnessed severe weather disturbances, as a result of which heavy rains fell, causing widespread floods and landslides, and South Korea announced the death of 33 people as a result of the flood wave that hit the country, and Afghanistan announced the registration of 31 deaths resulting from the torrential rains that hit the country. The provinces of the country were hit during the current week, and 6 deaths were recorded in Japan, 28 in Nepal and 16 in India due to floods and landslides.
The waters of the Gulf of Florida set a record.. hot
Hurricane Doxuri
2- A sandstorm sweeps through a town in northern Mexico
3- A strong storm sweeps through Switzerland after the heat wave
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