¿Cómo se explica la ola de calor en Europa?

Reino Unido superó los 40 grados y declaró por primera vez en su historia “alerta roja” por el calor extremo.

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Más de 600 personas fallecieron por el calor en España; y Francia y Portugal sufren incendios forestales.

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Europa está atravesando su

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Las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, que surgen principalmente de la quema de combustibles fósiles como el carbón, el gas y el petróleo, son las que provocan que las olas de calor sean más intensas, frecuentes y duraderas.

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Estos gases atrapan el calor en la atmósfera y hacen que la temperatura de la Tierra aumente aún más.

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Este fenómeno no es exclusivo del viejo continente ya que las temperaturas medias y extremas están aumentando en todo el planeta a causa del cambio climático.

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Por ejemplo, Argentina sufrió su última ola de calor en 2022 con 41,5° en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, su segunda máxima histórica desde 1957.

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¿Cómo se le puede hacer frente a esta situación?

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Es necesario reducir las emisiones de estos gases con urgencia, cambiando a un modelo energético de carbón neutro y con poco o nulo uso de combustibles fósiles.

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