WILDFIRES have erupted in Gran Canaria as blazes continue to plague Europe. Flights were put at risk as flames came within metres of antennae on a mountain top linked to the island’s air traf…
But there is set to be respite as the temperature is predicted to "drop significantly" by up to eight degrees on Thursday.
Wildfires have also hit the Italian island of Sicily and Turkish seaside resort Kemer as well as areas of Switzerland, Portugal and Malta. Weather experts have declared 2023 an El Niño year - a natural phenomenon that occurs cyclically and causes fluctuations in the global climate. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said it will raise temperatures around the world, and the effect is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
And despite the heat this summer, Europe's record temperature of 48.8C - recorded in 2021 in Sardinia, Sicily - has not been reached and is currently not forecast to be broken.
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