Spain is preparing to experience a new heat wave across the entire peninsula. In accordance with AEMETAutumn begins with warmer than usual weather and clear skies. It is known as the “summer of San Miguel” and occurs in the last week of September and the first week of October, coinciding with San Miguel Day, which is celebrated on September 29th.
According to AEMET, the start of autumn at this time will be warmer than average, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 30°C and even up to 32°C in some areas of southern Spain. Throughout the week, the average temperature will be 1-3 degrees above normal. Temperatures are expected to reach 30°C in Madrid over the weekend and 32°C in Seville on Saturday.
Cordoba and Granada will also reach 32°C, while Almeria, Bilbao, Huelva and Badajoz will reach 30-31°C on different days of the week.
AEMET expects a generally warm autumn, with high temperatures and little rain throughout the season. Of course, we are keeping the country in a drought with a 10% rainfall deficit throughout 2023.
This could be the coldest autumn of our lifetime due to climate change
At the end of September and beginning of October, in some cities in Spain the temperature ranges from 30 to 32 ºC. Although the Spanish Meteorological Agency says the autumn will be warm, it will likely be one of the coldest in the rest of our lives. In addition to the environmental and physical impacts on people, there are also severe psychological impacts on individuals.
Climate change and the greenhouse effect in our atmosphere are wreaking havoc around the world. Never-before-seen heat waves, high temperature records that break every week during the northern hemisphere summer, or the collapse of the Atlantic Ocean current system.
All these global events affect the average temperature of the planet, which can have irreversible consequences. “The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is greater than ever,” said Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization, as it unveiled a study that found July 2023 was the warmest month on record. “Fighting climate change is not a luxury, it is a responsibility.”
At least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. They also give a 66% chance that we will exceed Tura’s average temperature by 1.5°C when compared with figures between 1850 and 1900.
Source: Hiper Textual
