Weather hazards

The strengthening of the Meltemi wind and a slight temperature rise will be the main weather characteristics in the coming days.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a yellow warning for strong winds in ten regions, primarily in Northern Bulgaria.

Between 2000 and 2019, WHO recorded 489,000 heat-related deaths per year, with Europe accounting for 36% of these, averaging 176,040 deaths annually during this period.

More than 3.5 degrees Celsius is estimated that the average air temperature in the greater Athens urban area may increase in the period 2041-2070 compared to the period 1971-2000, as a combination of the effects of climate change, based on the new scenarios, in particular the worst-case scenario of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a

The organization emphasizes that the European region (which, for WHO study purposes, extends to Central Asia) "is the fastest-warming of the 6 WHO regions, with temperatures rising at around twice the global average rate."

Additionally, it is noted that over the last 20 years, heat-related mortality in Europe has increased by 30%.

Statement by the WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a yellow code for rain and thunderstorms in ten regions of northeastern Bulgaria today. Over the eastern half of the country, cumulus and cumulus clouds will develop before noon, bringing rain and thunder in some areas. There will be a moderate to strong wind from the north-northeast.

Today, Bulgaria will experience predominantly sunny weather. In the afternoon, cumulus clouds will start to form over Northern Bulgaria, with cumulus-rain clouds appearing over the Central North and Northeast regions by the evening. Short-term rains and thunder are expected in some areas, with hail being a possibility.

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres today called on governments to take specific actions to save lives, stating that humanity is a victim of an “epidemic of extreme heat,” which it has caused itself. This “invisible killer” is responsible for nearly 489,000 deaths annually between 2000 and 2019, compared to 16,000 deaths annually from cyclones.

On Friday morning, clouds over the eastern half of Bulgaria will start to clear. However, by the afternoon, cumulus and cumulus-rain clouds will form again, leading to rain and thunder in certain areas. The wind, coming from the northwest, will be moderate to strong.