Heatwave affect popular Tourism destinations

Heatwave affect popular Tourism destinations as summer officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere killing some Tourists.

Deadly heatwaves are sweltering cities across four continents, a warning that climate change may once more contribute to record-breaking heat that could top last summer’s temperature of 2,000 years.

Across recent days, record temperatures are thought to have killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people across Europe and Asia.

This week, almost two million Muslim pilgrims / Tourists from Saudi Arabia are concluding their hajj at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

However, reports from foreign authorities state that hundreds have perished during the trip in temperatures exceeding 51 degrees Celsius.

According to the Earth Observatory of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Countries surrounding the Mediterranean have also seen another week of scorching high temperatures.

These have contributed to forest fires from Portugal to Greece and along the northern coast of Africa in Algeria.

This week, winds from North Africa are expected to push a hot front across the Balkans, bringing temperatures in Serbia to about 40 degrees Celsius. Health officials issued a red weather notice and encouraged the public to stay indoors.

Emergency medical personnel in Belgrade report show treatment of patients with heart and long-term medical issues 109 times during the course of the night.

Tens of thousands of tourists flocked to the beaches along Montenegro’s Adriatic coast in search of refreshment, despite health authorities’ advice to remain in the shade until late afternoon.

The National Weather Service reports that more than 86 million people were under a heat alert on Thursday, with parts of the US Northeast and Midwest also wilting under a heat dome.

When a powerful, high-pressure storm traps hot air over an area, it keeps cold air from entering and raises ground temperatures.

This phenomenon is known as a heat dome.

India’s summer season lasts from March to May, during which time the monsoons gradually move throughout the nation to relieve the heat.

However, New Delhi experienced its warmest night in at least 55 years on Wednesday, with a temperature of 35.2 C recorded at 1am by India’s Safdarjung Observatory.

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