wildfires erupted in the Spanish island of La Palma<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWeather experts have declared 2023 an El Ni\u00f1o year – a natural phenomenon that occurs cyclically and causes fluctuations in the global climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UN\u2019s World Meteorological Organization said it will raise temperatures around the world, and the effect is likely to continue for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And despite the heat this summer, Europe’s record temperature of 48.8C – recorded in 2021 in Sicily – has not been reached and is currently not forecast to be broken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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