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Greece and Africa, temperatures this summer are expected to reach 50 degrees

Greece and Africa, temperatures this summer are expected to reach 50 degrees

Scientists predict rising temperatures in the Eastern Mediterranean. But Greek meteorologists raise the alarm that in summer Athens will be engulfed by a heat of up to 50 degrees Celsius.

Professor of Geology and Natural Disaster Management, Efthymios Lekkas said that such temperatures are dangerous for people.

"This is a completely extreme temperature that exceeds any scenario, since in Athens the maximum value we recorded is 44.8°C. A temperature of 48°C is definitely dangerous to human life, especially if it lasts too long. These temperatures are a threat to people's lives", says Lekkas.

Greece and Africa, temperatures this summer are expected to reach 50 degrees

As "Ta Nea" writes, the increase in mercury, prolonged periods of drought and floods due to frequent rainfall constitute the extreme conditions of the future.

The World Meteorological Organization has long sounded the alarm that if climate change continues, Greece's future will resemble Africa's.