The Arab Maghreb | The heat wave broke temperature records and reached 50 degrees Celsius in many areas

Weather of Arabia - At the end of June and the beginning of July, the countries of the Maghreb, especially Tunisia and Algeria, were exposed to an intense heat wave during which temperatures rose to record levels exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, and scorching heat prevailed in various regions, and weather monitoring stations in various locations recorded very high temperatures during the peak. The effect of the heat wave, during which temperature records were broken.

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Record high temperatures in Algeria (before 2024, the temperature never exceeded 50 degrees Celsius in the month of June-June (or July 1) in Algeria, according to climatologists.

• 50.4 in Hassi Messaoud
• 50.3 in Hassi Messaoud
• 50.2 in Touggourt
• 50.1 in Ouargla
• 50.3 in Ouargla and 50.1 in Hassi Messaoud, which is a national record for June-June.

Heat wave in Tunisia :

• 49.2 in Kairouan: a monthly record for July
• 46.9 in Siliana: an absolute record

Heat wave in Morocco :

• 43.0 in Rachidia (Sunday 6/31/2024): a monthly record

Heat waves are exacerbated by climate change and increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

For their part, meteorological specialists in the climate department within the Arab Weather Center said that heat waves are witnessing a clear deterioration during the recent period due to climate change and the increase in the proportions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere such as methane and carbon dioxide, which enhances the aggravation of the phenomenon of global warming, which has a negative impact on The intensity of heat waves globally. The danger lies not only in the intensity but also in the frequency of these heat waves. Scientists have predicted that the summer of 2024 will be one of the hottest summers in the world.

Sources: Climatologist and weather historian Maximiliano Herrera, meteorologist Etienne Kapikian from Meteo France, Climate Extremes page