Athens “caught fire” – At 55 degrees Celsius the ground temperature

 

Athens “caught fire” – At 55 degrees Celsius the ground temperature

 

Soil temperature above 55 ° C (deep red and white) was recorded in central Athens by a meteo.gr drone that flew over the city on Sunday.

 

The drone flights over the Acropolis and Omonia Square were carried out using a thermal camera, which were carried out by the Up Stories team in collaboration with meteo.gr.

 

While the heat wave affecting the entire country is in full swing, the phenomenon of the Urban Thermal Island is getting more intense every day, especially in Athens.

 

The video footage shows some snapshots from the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis where the ground temperature locally exceeded 55 ° C (deep red and white), as well as in the historic center of Athens, in Omonia Square.

 

At the same time, the air temperature according to the meteorological stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr in the center of Athens varied between 36-37 ° C.

 

The highest temperature values ​​were recorded on the asphalt and roofs of old buildings with air conditioning units (above 60 ° C), and the lowest values ​​on the facades of the new buildings and the new fountain in Omonia Square ( up to 35 ° C).