Greek wildfire dangers elevated as temperatures climb and close to gale pressure winds blow throughout the Aegean Sea, whereas Storm Lilian is battering elements of the UK.
Firefighters, supported by helicopters, are attempting to regulate an outbreak in Paiania, on japanese slopes of Mount Hymettos 17 kilometers (11 miles) east of Athens. One other wildfire is being tackled close to the mountain village of Demiri in central Peloponnese.
For Saturday, there’s a very excessive threat of fires in Athens and the encompassing Attica area, plus Peloponnese and islands together with Crete, Lesvos, Samos and Evia. The Etesian winds or meltemia will blow from the north over the weekend, with temperatures on the Greek mainland reaching as excessive as 39C (102F) on Saturday.
Remnants of Hurricane Ernesto Trigger Wind and Rain Warnings in Scotland
“For the subsequent three days we can have tough climate situations and the meltemia summer season winds will prevail,” stated Civil Safety Minister Vasilis Kikilias. Thursday was the fortieth consecutive day with temperatures above the seasonal norm, he stated.
Greece and the Balkans have been seared by warmth waves and forest fires this summer season, as local weather change will increase the frequency and depth of utmost climate occasions. Whereas this season has seen probably the most blazes in additional than twenty years in Greece, the deployment of drones and cameras has allowed the authorities to largely comprise the outbreaks.
On the Atlantic Ocean island of Madeira, Portuguese firefighters are persevering with to deal with a blaze that began final week in a hard-to-access mountainous space. There’s presently no threat of the wildfire reaching town of Funchal, in accordance with the authorities.
Storm Lilian — which incorporates the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto — is bringing robust winds and heavy rain to northern England, north Wales and southern Scotland. The twelfth named storm of the season will generate wind gusts of as much as 75 miles (121 kilometers) per hour.
Orange wind alerts are additionally in place for the Dutch and German coasts.
London is underneath a yellow alert for heavy rain on Saturday, earlier than temperatures climb to 27C by subsequent Wednesday, in accordance with the Met Workplace.
Winds at the moment are strengthening in lots of areas with the strongest winds occurring throughout the subsequent few hours throughout northern England and north Wales
Damaging gusts are potential in locations so make sure you keep #WeatherAware https://t.co/Oudv6Qw4lW
— Met Workplace (@metoffice) August 23, 2024
{Photograph}: Firefighters work to regulate a wildfire in Dionysos, Greece. Picture credit score: Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg
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