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Sunday, September 03, 2006
Canaries on Alert for High Temperatures
Despite yesterday's forecast that the situation was not going to turn into a heatwave - at which time the alert level was yellow (this, according to the plan approved in June, means there is no need to give alerts) - and, despite the fact that the temperatures forecast for today are still 31C for Gran Canaria and 33C for Tenerife (OK, so it did reach 35C on a Gran Canaria beach yesterday), the alert level in the Canary Islands today has been raised to orange.
Nah, these may be a little unusual for September, but they are by no means unusual temperatures for the sub-tropical Canary Islands. And, this is nothing like the over 40C temperatures we've had in previous years, or indeed that some areas of the Spanish mainland are currently experiencing.
We have our own "foolproof alert system" here are Secret Tenerife HQ:
If the cats are mainly staying indoors, in the shade (which they are), then you know it's pretty warm. It only means very hot when they flatten themselves out like pelts on the cool tiled floors. Since none of them has done so yet today, I would estimate that there was no need to raise the alert level! :)
Stay out of the sun (like sensible cats do); drink lots of water.
Canarias, en situación de alerta por altas temperaturas
