(Washington) A “extremely dangerous” heat wave is gradually installed on the center of the United States from Friday and will move to the east coast in the weekend, prevent American weather services (NWS).
This episode of hot weather, the first importance in the country this year, will intensify in the coming days to reach a peak early next week, with temperatures that should reach an “extreme” stadium, warn the authorities.
The capital Washington, particularly affected, is expected to exceed 38 ° C Tuesday, and the temperatures felt could exceed 43 ° C in the region, according to NWS forecasts.
The nights will remain very hot, he adds, with nocturnal minimums above 26 ° C in the large agglomerations of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.
The intensity and duration of this heat wave makes it “extremely dangerous for anyone without refreshing or hydration”, hammers the NWS, recalling that extreme heat constitutes the leading cause of mortality linked to the weather.
In Washington, the town hall reminded residents that many air -conditioned places are open to them to cool off.
According to scientists, repeated heat waves are an unequivocal marker of the global warming and these heat waves are called to multiply, lie down and intensify.
The year 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) as in the whole world. 2024 was also the first year to exceed the limit of 1.5 ° C of warming fixed by the Paris climate agreement, according to the world meteorological organization, a UN agency.
