{"id":12721,"date":"2019-07-25T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=12721"},"modified":"2019-07-25T04:32:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T08:32:01","slug":"heatwaves-in-europe-and-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/heatwaves-in-europe-and-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Heatwaves in Europe and the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Europe and the U.S. are currently being hit with another heatwave or ola de calor<\/em> bringing temperatures past 40\u00b0 C or +100\u00b0F. Governments from several countries have raised the alarms and started contingency plans to take action. In this post, we explore a few of the\u00a0medidas<\/em> or measures being taken.<\/p>\n

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Photo taken by Nick Kenrick found on Flickr.com with license CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

Ola de calor<\/h3>\n

In order for a heatwave to be labeled as such, there are three requirements. These are temperatura <\/em>or temperature, duraci\u00f3n <\/em>or duration and regi\u00f3n <\/em> or region. The Spanish news site El Mundo<\/a> explains it in the following way:<\/p>\n

Se considera ola de calor un episodio de al menos tres d\u00edas consecutivos<\/strong>, en que como m\u00ednimo el\u00a010% de las estaciones<\/strong>\u00a0consideradas registren\u00a0m\u00e1ximas por encima del percentil del 95%<\/strong>\u00a0de su serie de temperaturas m\u00e1ximas diarias de los meses de julio y agosto del periodo 1971-2000″.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, the high temperatures must be higher than the normal high for at least 3 consecutive days in the same region. If the temperatures are higher than normal in the region of Andaluc\u00eda, but then move to Murcia, then this cannot be considered a heatwave.<\/p>\n

Espa\u00f1a<\/h3>\n

Although Spain is experiencing high temperatures, it seems that this time around, it won’t be an official heatwave. Temperatures\u00a0incrementaron<\/em> or increased last weekend reaching its peak or\u00a0pico m\u00e1ximo<\/em> this past Monday.\u00a0Tormentas secas<\/em> or dry storms are expected for this week with little rainfall, but strong thunder, lighting and possibly granizo\u00a0<\/em>or hail. By the end of this week, temperatures are expected to fall an average of 10\u00b0 Celsius, 50\u00b0 Fahrenheit. The following video explains what is happening in Andaluc\u00eda.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/5A-o7C__yo8<\/p>\n

Francia<\/h3>\n

France was the first European country on alert this time around. During June’s heatwave, most of France experienced extreme heat; one city reached temperatures similar to Death Valley in the U.S. This month, temperatures are expected to\u00a0sobrepasar<\/em> or surpass 100\u00b0 Fahrenheit bringing fears of extreme sequ\u00eda <\/em>or drought which can severely damage the\u00a0agricultura<\/em> of the country including its\u00a0ganado<\/em> or cattle and vi\u00f1edos<\/em> or\u00a0vineyards. In Paris, cars will face restricciones<\/em> or restrictions in an effort to keep the niveles de contaminaci\u00f3n<\/em> low. The video below explains in more detail the situation in France.<\/p>\n