Heat wave: Morocco recorded a miserable 50.4° C this Sunday, a miserable temperature in the country

A sad post. This Sunday, it was 50.4°C in Morocco, surpassing the previous record this year of 49.9°C in Smara in Western Sahara. BFM TV.

For the first time in the country, 50 degrees Celsius Defeated, it serves as the new stigma of global warming, especially in and around the Mediterranean.

New record

Weather station From Agadir, on the country’s Atlantic coast, recorded 50.4C in the town of 9,500. The seaside resort, famous for its golf courses and beaches, has been battered by a massive heat wave in recent days.

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As explained in a press release by the Directorate General of Meteorology, the equivalent of Météo France in Morocco TF1 information This scorching weather was caused by increasing amounts of dry and hot air from the south, particularly on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th”.

Fire

Huge flames have been ravaging neighborhoods in the country’s northern city of Tangier for days. In the east, in Dasa province, the More wind The fire led to a proliferation of small explosions, fortunately contained, but damaged several hectares of land.

Global temperature record 1913 In America’s famous Death Valley. On July 10, it was 56.7°C in California.

However, this value is controversial. According to climate historian Christopher C. Burt, interview ParisianSuch recording is impractical at the time and a calculation error may occur and bias the measurement.