the country in the grip of the heat wave

A cracked earth is all that remains of an artificial lake in Catalonia (Spain). Its evaporated water reveals a church hitherto submerged. We find these landscapes of drought in Andalusia, where 40°C are announced for the next few days. The Spaniards even fear a European heat record for the season. “There is no longer a mid-season, we regret that we no longer live to the rhythm of the four seasons”laments a woman.

“The hot is getting hotter and hotter”

This spring heat wave is explained by hot air rising from the Maghreb and which remains blocked on the peninsula because of an anticyclone. These extreme temperatures worry meteorologists. “We know that the earth is getting warmer. […] The hot is getting hotter and hotter. SO, […] we have temperatures that are becoming more and more extreme for classic weather situations. That’s worrying”, analyzes Jérôme Cerisier, meteorologist at Weather Solutions. Spain is going through an unprecedented heat wave. Producers fear for their crops.