Heat waves
ELA and ESK have reported high temperatures in health centres
Both unions have concentrated at the Etxebarri (Bizkaia) outpatient clinic to report that the high temperatures in these health centres "far exceed" the limits laid down in the Occupational Risk Prevention Act.
June this year was the hottest of the last 23 years
June has been a wet or normal month, depending on the location, so Euskalmet has activated several meteorological warnings, including 25.
Kontxako ura 24,3 ºC-tan dago, uztailaren lehen egun batean inoz izan den tenperatura altuena
Duela 78 urtetik hona, Donostiako Aquariumak egunero neurtzen du, 10:00etan, uraren tenperatura. Gaurko tenperaturak maximo historiko bat markatu du. 1947tik, lehen aldia da uztailaren lehen egunean uraren tenperatura hain altua dela.
The heat wave will fire with temperatures above 35 ° C
Thermometers have reached 38.1 degrees in several areas of the interior.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, daytime temperatures will drop overall and the highs will be below 30 ° C, except in the Ebro Valley.
How does heat affect electronic devices?
Not only do humans suffer the effects of high temperatures and heat waves. Electronic devices, so necessary in our daily lives, can in many cases stop working because of heat.
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The heat wave will hit its peak today; orange alert has been issued inside
The heat will continue today, especially in the interior of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, where an orange heat alert has been issued. On the other hand, the atmosphere will be warmer and there will be low cloud cover: the highs will not exceed 30 ° C.
Tips for sleeping well in heat wave
Carla Pia, a neurophysiologist at the OSI Sleep Unit in Álava, points out that in heat waves many people sleep worse because at the central level our temperature has to go down to sleep and with the heat of these days it's harder.
He recommends sleeping with less clothes or without cover, although some people find it difficult.
Temperatures above 35 ° C, in many corners of Euskal Herria
In Álava, all Euskalmet weather stations have recorded temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius. The highest values have been recorded in the Gardea district (Llodio), with 38ºC; in Zambrana, with 37.9ºC; and in Amurrio, Paganos, Campezo and Espejo, with 37.4 degrees.
In Bizkaia, the maximum has been recorded in Igorre, with 38 degrees, but in many inland towns there are values above 35 ° C: Sodupe (37.2 ° C), Zalla and Elorrio (37.1 ° C), Jarralta (Sopuerta), 36.9 ° C and Balmaseda (36.6 ° C).
In Gipuzkoa, the weather station San Prudencio de Bergara has recorded a maximum of 37.5 ° C in the territory and very close to Urkulu (Aretxabaleta) at 37.3 ° C. It has also been very hot in Oñati (36.7 ° C) and Zumarraga (36 ° C).
In the Northern Basque Country, authorities have issued an orange alert for high temperatures.
Nor does Navarre get rid of the heat, and thermometers have reached 40ºC in the Ribera.
Osakidetza has treated 55 people for high temperatures in the last 10 days
According to the Department of Health, 37 of these 55 persons have had to be transferred to hospitals and health centres. The largest number of cases have occurred in Gipuzkoa (40), with the highest number of heat incidents on 24, 28 and 29 June.
We're still in extreme temperatures, stifling heat up to 40 degrees today
Waiting for the final records, it seems that June will close as the hottest ever lived in the Basque Country. The heat wave will not rest until at least tomorrow.
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The heat doesn't stop in the Basque Country
The weekend heat wave will continue throughout the week, and the capitals will again exceed 30 degrees.
A cleaner dies in a heat wave in Barcelona
Barcelona City Council has confirmed the incident, but it cannot yet be ascertained that the death was caused by the heat.
How can you withstand the intense heat of these days?
On the coast or inland, this Sunday many people have decided to spend the day in wilderness areas, sunbathing or doing different family activities. However, some have had to fulfil their work obligations in the midst of the heat, which has forced them to adjust their schedules and work the coolest hours of the day.
How do you cover this calorie sofocus?
Ya sea en zonas costeras o en el interior del territorio, este domingo muchas personas han decidido pasar el día, tomando el sol o realizando actividades familiares.
"Temperatures won't drop until Wednesday."
Xabier Casado, host of "Eguraldia", has warned that we will continue with the heat ceiling until Tuesday, as thermometers will rise again by Monday.
More than 57,000 children in the Basque Country cannot cool their homes during a heat wave
16.5 per cent of Basque minors live in households unable to cope with high temperatures, which also affects 18 per cent of families.
Andoni Aizpuru: "In the next few days they will reach almost 40 degrees south of the Basque Country"
"Today the anticyclone has begun to enter and in the next four days a high-pressure zone will be placed over us. As if that were not enough, very hot air will enter the southern part of the peninsula," said Andoni Aizpuru.
Heat in the Basque Country, thermometers exceed 35 degrees in several corners
In Encartaciones, Bizkaia, temperatures have generally exceeded 35 degrees Celsius, with the highest temperatures in Balmaseda (38.7 degrees), Zalla (37.9 ° C) and Sodupe (37.8 ° C) .