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 Onda de calor na Europa alimenta incêndios infographic
A infografia mostra a previsão de perigo de incêndios e as áreas já afetadas do sul da Europa, bem como o efeito da Corrente de altitude nas vagas de calor.
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Vaga de calor na Europa provoca incêndios

By Phil Bainbridge

July 15, 2022 - A segunda vaga de calor do verão está a levar as temperaturas acima dos 40˚C na Europa, alimentando os incêndios de Portugal à Turquia.

Scientists believe anthropogenic climate change is to blame for the increased frequency of extreme weather events such as storm systems and heatwaves.

Climate change may be making the jet stream, the high altititude air current, move north or south more strongly or even split in two. Waves in the jet stream can cause heat waves to move more slowly or get stuck in place. As the jetsteam increasingly splits in two for longer periods, the number of European heatwaves has increased roughly 3-4 times faster than other equivalent latitudes such as North America.

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PUBLISHED: 15/07/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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