By: Tyler Dudek

This year heat waves hit places across many countries.

The very hot weather started from the western part of the US over the weekend. According to

the New York Times, “27 areas matched or beat their highest temperatures ever.”

This heat wave is moving east now. Some Northern parts of the US like Michigan, Minnesota,

and Wisconsin are impacted. Also, states from the central US to the Atlantic coast are

experiencing super high temperatures.

Governments in many large cities have set up “cooling centers” to give people a place to get

away from the high temperatures.

Some countries in Europe such as Spain, France, and Portugal are facing their second heat

wave so far this year. In May, temperatures were hot in Spain. Spain and France set records. In

some parts of southern France, the normal temperature last month was 31oF (17oC) hotter than

normal.

Now another heat wave has hit, long before mid-summer, when hot weather is way more

common. Currently, Spain, France, and Portugal are the countries most affected.

Some areas aren’t only facing heat, but also no rain. Many parts in France have been forced to

limit water use. In Portugal, 97% of the country is considered to be in an extreme drought.

India and Pakistan have been suffering from hot heat waves since March. India’s capital, New

Delhi has gone through six heat waves, with the worst temperatures reaching a whopping hot

120 F (49 C), which is almost as hot as Death Valley!

Much of India has now cooled off a bit, but some parts of India and Pakistan are still struggling

with high temperatures now. On Monday, the temperature in New Delhi reached a high of 111 F

(43.7 C). Delhi’s coolest temperature on Monday was 90 F (31.6 C).

Pakistan has seen similar temperatures. But the situation in Pakistan has been made worse by

power cuts. Pakistan is suffering from a fuel shortage. That’s because Russia’s war on Ukraine

has created a high demand for fuel worldwide.