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Spain is preparing for an intense heatwave this week, with temperatures potentially reaching their highest levels for this time of year since 1950, according to the national weather agency AEMET.
AEMET spokesperson Ruben del Campo attributed the impending heat to “a mass of very warm air from North Africa,” which will bring temperatures typically experienced in July.
Maximum temperatures in certain regions, particularly the north, east, and south, are expected to be “more than 10 degrees above normal for the time of year.”
The southern Andalusia region is forecast to endure peak temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), and Del Campo indicated that a new all-time heat record for May “cannot be ruled out.“
AEMET further noted on X that “the days from May 29 to June 1 could be the hottest for those specific dates since 1950 at least.”
Scientists largely attribute the increasing length, frequency, and intensity of extreme weather events like heatwaves to human-driven climate change.
This comes as Spain, which has experienced its three hottest years on record recently, emerges from a prolonged drought.
