The summer season in Southeast Europe has registered its highest temperatures ever recorded.
It seems like the EU's climate service Copernicus has declared that Southeast Europe has endured the most scorching summer on record, based on their preliminary analysis. From June till August, folks in this region have been subjected to a whopping 66 days of "severe heat strain," as per Copernicus' recent announcement. This is an unprecedented figure, surpassing the region's typical average of 29 days.
Countries in Southeast Europe and Fennoscandia, which encompasses nations like Sweden, Finland, and Russia's Kola Peninsula, have also recorded historical high temperatures, Copernicus shared. On the contrary, average temperatures in Northwestern Europe remained close to or below par.
The Mediterranean also hit a record high, with the August 13 average surface temperature across the basin skyrocketing to 28.45°C, as per the preliminary assessment.
Samantha Burgess, the deputy director of the climate service, voiced her thoughts, stating, "The mind-boggling temperatures in regions like Southeast Europe are negatively affecting the health and well-being of Europeans, as individuals in this area are encountering more heat strain than ever before."
Despite the record-breaking summer in Southeast Europe, Fennoscandia, including countries like Sweden and Finland, has also experienced historic high temperatures. Consequently, locals in these regions are enduring unusually high temperatures this summer.
