Crete in front of heat wave: hot 34 degrees and increased risk of forest fire!

Crete in front of heat wave: hot 34 degrees and increased risk of forest fire!

On the popular holiday island of Crete, it will be recently hot in the coming days: According to the meteorological office (EMY), the temperatures on Saturday will increase up to 34 degrees Celsius. This represents a worrying development, because the risk of forest fire, which normally occurs officially on May 1st, is already alarming. The combination of extreme heat and strong winds makes the location extremely dangerous, especially in view of the devastating forest fires that searched for the region in the past summer, as well as the Kleine Zeitung reported.

The drought in particular is unprecedented this year. Meteorologists emphasize that such a long -lasting drought has hardly been observed in the past 75 years. Therefore, important precautions are essential: farmers should not burn dry plant material, and grilling outdoors is also urgently advised by the experts. For hikers and outdoor enthusiasts who want to enjoy spring in Crete, caution is required, because the local conditions are extreme and can quickly become dangerous.

Spring becomes a risk of fire

Usually spring in Crete is a time of the abundance of flowers and clear weather, but the current heat and drought make the scene fold up quickly. So also reports Travel climate that April usually goes hand in hand with milder temperatures of around 20 degrees Celsius, but summer is not long in coming: From mid-May, maximum values of about 25 degrees Celsius are expected. The weather situation becomes increasingly critical the closer the summer is. Even in July, vacationers can expect temperatures above 35 degrees. This could have a negative impact on the vacation plans, since the waters are hot and the beaches are increasingly overcrowded while the risk of forest fires increases.