High levels of heat stress in Greece on Tuesday, Wednesday

Most parts of Greece will experience high levels of heat stress on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the very high temperatures, according to the latest forecast by meteo.gr of the National Observatory of Athens. The heatwave will combine high temperatures that may exceed 40C during the day with sustained high temperatures during the night, especially in urban areas, thus greatly increasing heat stress levels.
According to the maps produced by the biometeorological warning system HEAT-ALARM, heat stress on Tuesday will be very high in central and eastern Macedonia, eastern Thessaly and eastern Central Greece. On Wednesday, high levels of heat stress are forecast in all the above areas, as well as the eastern Peloponnese and Evia.
Meteo stressed that conditions of extended heat stress combined with absence of cooling and thermal relief during the night greatly increase the dangers to human health. They recommend that all population groups strictly follow self-protection measures, such as frequent cool showers, but especially the more vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, those working outdoors, children, pregnant women and those with chronic illness.