Summer has arrived in full force across the Northern Hemisphere, bringing extreme heat to many countries. THE North India is experiencing a heat wave and the Delhi recorded minimum night temperature 35.2 C the hottest night the capital has recorded since June 2010, according to the India Meteorological Department.

A maximum temperature of 44.7 C was recorded on Wednesday at Ganganagar , in the northwest of the country, near the border with Pakistan. The high temperatures have pushed the peak temperatures to 8,647 MW for Delhi alone, with the consumption for north India almost at 90,000 MW on Tuesday.

The temperatures in Saudi Arabia soared above 50C this week, killing at least 1,000 Muslims traveling to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage.

The Northeastern USA and eastern Canada they have also experienced a heat wave, or as some have called it, a “heat dome,” a term that has become popular recently. Like “heatwave,” it refers to a period of above-average temperatures, but under specific meteorological conditions: when there is sustained, long-lasting high pressure that brings lots of sunny weather and traps warm air.

Heatwave in Mexico

THE France and the Germany they had an unsettled week with frequent storms developing as cooler air from northern parts of Europe collided with warm air from southern parts. Heavy rain closed several fan zones for safety reasons at the football tournament Euro 2024 in Germany. There were also reports of a tornado in France that destroyed a farmhouse and 6cm hail.

The storm Alberto the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season, developed over the Gulf of Mexico this week that reached Mexico on Thursday, bringing strong winds and flooding. Up to 200 inches of rain fell in parts of South Texas. This is considered the start of an active hurricane season, with 17-25 named storms forecast, with up to 13 of the orders becoming hurricanes.

Southern Europe in heatwave

Winds from North Africa are raising temperatures in southern Europe, including Italy and the Balkans.

In eight cities of Italy heat warnings were issued, with temperatures above 39C in some parts of the country.

Last week, the Greek authorities they were forced to close the Acropolis in Athens as temperatures topped 40 degrees across much of central and southern Greece, while temperatures along the Turkish coast were 12 degrees above normal for the season.

Heatwave in the Balkans

The Balkans suffered greatly Blackouts on Friday after temperatures neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region’s first heat wave of the year.

Parts of it Albania, Bosnia and Croatia reported temporary outages, while almost all of Montenegro was without power for many hours.

“The malfunction occurred as a result of a heavy load on the grid, a sudden increase in energy consumption due to high temperature and high temperatures,” said Montenegrin Energy Minister Saša Mujović.

Albanian broadcaster Top Channel TV reported that the regional issue was caused by an interconnection failure in Montenegro, citing unnamed sources.

The blackouts caused traffic lights to stop working, leading to traffic jams in cities such as Split, Croatia, and Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo.

Croatia’s national electricity company HEP said the blackouts were caused by “an international unrest that affected many countries”.

“HEP has put all its production capacities into full operation… to ensure the supply of electricity to Croatia as soon as possible,” it said.