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Spain is preparing for an exceptional episode of heat, with temperatures up to 40 ° C in the south of the country, the National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warned on Wednesday.
In a bulletin published on the social network X, the AEMET indicated that the days from May 29 to June 1 could be “the hottest ever recorded on these dates since at least 1950”, with temperatures greater from 6 to 7 ° C to seasonal norms throughout the territory.
This heat peak, which should be extended until Sunday, is linked to “the arrival of a very hot air mass from northern Africa,” said agency spokesperson Ruben Del Campo.
Summer temperatures will affect a large part of the country, with deviations from a locally exceeding 10 ° C compared to the usual values of the period, especially in the north, the east and the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
In Andalusia, the maximums could be around 40 ° C, according to estimates by the AEMET.
“It is not to be excluded that heat records for a month of May be beaten during this episode,” added Mr. Del Campo.
European country on the front line in the face of the effects of climate change, Spain has experienced, in the past three years, the highest temperatures ever recorded, marked by repeated heat waves.
