People on the beach of Batroun, on the Mediterranean coast of North Lebanon, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP)
Compared with the growing number of exceptional heat waves recorded in Western Europe this summer — both in intensity and duration — the Lebanese summer, and more broadly that of the eastern Mediterranean, has appeared relatively moderate and remained within the usual summer temperature range. Why has this extreme trend not reached this side of the Mediterranean, and could Lebanon still be affected before the end of summer?Rouba Ziade, an environmental remote-sensing specialist at the National Center for Natural Hazards and Early Warning of the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), describes this impression as “half true,” adding that “the inaccurate half is the one that matters most.”“Western Europe has just experienced the hottest June and July ever recorded, while our heat waves have lasted only a few days. This is partly...
Compared with the growing number of exceptional heat waves recorded in Western Europe this summer — both in intensity and duration — the Lebanese summer, and more broadly that of the eastern Mediterranean, has appeared relatively moderate and remained within the usual summer temperature range. Why has this extreme trend not reached this side of the Mediterranean, and could Lebanon still be affected before the end of summer?Rouba Ziade, an environmental remote-sensing specialist at the National Center for Natural Hazards and Early Warning of the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), describes this impression as “half true,” adding that “the inaccurate half is the one that matters most.”“Western Europe has just experienced the hottest June and July ever recorded, while our heat waves have lasted only a few days....
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