According to an professional’s prediction, an unprecedented warmth wave is anticipated to proceed its impact in Türkiye within the upcoming days with temperatures within the southeastern area bordering Syria anticipated to hit 50 levels Celsius (122 levels Fahrenheit).
Professor Şermin Tağıl, head of the Geography Department at Bakırçay University in western Izmir, instructed Anadolu Agency (AA) that international common temperatures for the reason that starting of July have risen to an unprecedented degree that has by no means been documented in human historical past.
“These will increase in international common temperatures can’t be anticipated to be the identical in all elements of the world. The Mediterranean basin, through which Türkiye is situated, attracts consideration as one of many locations the place the rise in common temperatures is most evident,” she stated.
The metropolis of Cizre within the southeastern Şırnak province, which borders Syria, registered a most temperature of 49.1 levels Celsius on July 20, 2021, the most well liked temperature ever recorded in Türkiye.
However, with the present warmth wave, this report could also be shattered, with temperatures anticipated to succeed in 50 levels Celsius in the identical area, Tağıl predicted.
“In our country, hot weather conditions that are expected to last for seven days and can have devastating effects on the geography and people,” she said, adding that, “During this seven-day interval, temperature information for a few years shall be damaged in Türkiye.”
In addition, she predicted that sizzling climate circumstances would persist till the tip of the month, notably within the nation’s western and southern areas.
“The best menace shall be to human, plant and animal well being as warmth waves will disproportionately hurt the aged, newborns, out of doors laborers and people affected by persistent illnesses,” she stated.
Humidity, particularly in coastal areas, is prone to rise and will trigger extra suffocating air, she stated, asking weak people to train warning and stay indoors.
“In our country, red pine forests with high flammability are common. Temperature rises can spark fires, particularly in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. It is necessary to be prepared for this scenario,” she warned.
The temperatures within the coastal cities of the south and southwest reached the excessive 30s (about 97-102 levels Fahrenheit) and low 40s (104-109 levels Fahrenheit). The tourism sizzling spot of Antalya witnessed a excessive of 45 Celsius.
According to the stories of Demirören News Agency (DHA) Sunday, by means of the measurements performed throughout Türkiye, Antalya’s Kaş and Muğla’s Köyceğiz district, have been discovered to be the most well liked spots within the nation, peaking at 45.9 levels Celsius on Saturday.
Heat wave results
In the northwestern cities of Edirne, Kırklareli and Tekirdağ, 48 folks have been taken to emergency rooms with signs of warmth stroke up to now two days, AA reported on Saturday.
The warmth wave was additionally taking its toll on water ranges in Istanbul, the nation’s largest metropolis. The important water provide on the Omerli Dam reservoir, already at 41% capability resulting from low rainfall, was dropping 17,000 tons of water an hour after noon, Levent Kurnaz of Bosphorus University’s Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies instructed native media on Thursday.
Meanwhile, residents throughout the nation are looking for various strategies to chill off.
Seeking respite from the sweltering temperatures, each locals and vacationers are flocking to the magnificent Sineber Waterfall in southeastern Hakkari.
Meanwhile within the Çubukli district of southern Alanya, amid their arduous excavation duties, a gaggle of six truck drivers transformed their truck trailer right into a refreshing pool, defying the relentless warmth, as per AA stories.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
