An “unprecedented” heatwave is scorching northern European countries, The Guardian reported on August 2. A weather station in the Arctic Circle in Norway recorded temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius for 13 days in July , while Finland endured three consecutive weeks of temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius.
According to scientists , this is the longest heat wave in the region since data began being recorded in 1961, 1.5 times longer than the previous record.
"An unprecedented heatwave is underway with highs of around 32-33 degrees Celsius today," Mika Rantanen, a climate scientist at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, wrote in a social media post on July 31.
In Sweden, meteorologists said the heatwave was recorded at several stations in the north of the country, including a weather station in Haparanda that recorded temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius or higher for 14 consecutive days. In Jokkmokk, Lapland, the heatwave lasted 15 days.
A heatwave has gripped northern Europe since mid-July, as a warm water jet off the northern coast of Norway and a persistent high pressure zone have pushed temperatures across the Nordic countries 8-10 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average. The region has also been hit by storms and lightning, sparking wildfires.
"As climate change progresses, extreme heat waves will increase. They will become more frequent, more severe and last longer," said Heikki Tuomenvirta, a scientist at the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
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