Heatwave Recorded Even in Snowy Lapland This Year: +34 Celsius Degree

Meteorologists have recorded a record heat wave in the Scandinavian countries, including Finland's northernmost province, Lapland.

This was reported by The Guardian.

In the region, which is traditionally associated with snow and frost, the temperature rose to 33.6 degrees Celsius. 4 July was the hottest day since 1914, when the air warmed up to 34.7°C.

In June 2021, the National Meteorological Institute of Finland, as well as several institutes in Sweden and Norway, recorded the highest temperature in some areas since 1844.

Climatologists believe that the situation will worsen in the near future, and the world needs to prepare more actively for extreme heat.

Greenhouse gas emissions are causing temperatures to rise around the world, and scientists have long predicted that heat records will become more frequent. Recent temperature increases have surpassed even the most pessimistic scenarios of climate models.

In June, temperatures in the US and Canada reached a record high of 49.6°C. More than 500 deaths were attributed to the heat, which also caused forest fires and meltwater floods. The scientists stressed that similar trends can be found in many other parts of the world, although they often go unreported, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where there are few monitoring stations and much less media coverage.

As The Gaze previously reported, a study published in the Lancet Public Health journal found that the number of heat-related deaths in Europe could triple by the end of the century.