Europe is already warming twice as fast as the global average, but the central part of Hungary stands out even from this: this area is among the fastest warming parts of Europe in the last 3 decades, Diána Ürge-Vorsatz wrote.
The climate researcher a on his Facebook page he explained the above in the published post, and here he also wrote about how, for example, If we compare it to Ireland or the more northern parts of England, the rate of warming is five to seven times higher, which means 3/4 to 1 degree per decade.
“This is a huge rush into madness… Our agriculture, our water (where it is already running low!), our economy – will all continue to suffer. The game is no longer easy here. We should urgently realize that this is a matter that really affects our meat, our wallets and our health, and one of the most important things for us here in little Hungary is to stop climate change very urgently,” he said.
The researcher working at CEU wrote that it is known that climate change can be stopped, and if they act in time, then “it may even be that there will be more welfare gains than sacrifices.”
Extreme heat has characterized more and more parts of Europe in the past few days and in the next, after a heat dome formed over Western Europe. It is practically an atmospheric dome that can create and maintain extremely hot weather for a long time. The heat dome is moving further and further east, and it will also cause temperatures of 40 degrees in Hungary from the end of the week. From Saturday across the country issued a third degree heat alert the national chief medical officer based on HungaroMet forecasts.
THE MÁV writes on its website that transport is much more uncomfortable for passengers at this time, but the state-owned company tries to alleviate the difficulties associated with travel: during the hottest hours (usually between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., while stocks last) passengers are offered free water at the busiest stations (e.g. Keleti, Nyugati and Déli railway stations, Siófok or Fonyód, Debrecen, Szeged) and also in Nyíregyháza). Attention was also drawn to the fact that, at the same time, no one should set off without a sufficient amount of drinking water or thirst-quenching liquid, and that those who set out should plan their journey in advance, avoid staying in the hot sun, and that passengers pay close attention to each other, especially the elderly and those traveling with small children.
They wrote that, based on the experience of recent years, exceptionally strong passenger traffic to Lake Balaton can be expected already on Thursday, so passengers were asked to buy tickets in advance if possible. “We will put all military vehicles into service this weekend,” they added.
Due to the heat, a national fire ban came into effect on Thursday, the details of which were written by the National Directorate General of Disaster Management in a post:
