The Buzz | Spain, Portugal face heat wave

Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts yesterday, advising residents to take extra care as temperatures soared above 40 C in some southern areas. The Iberian Peninsula was sweltering in a heat wave brought on by a mass of hot air flowing north from Africa to Europe in recent days. With the temperature in Cordoba hitting 41 degrees Celsius, Spanish authorities placed the southern city on alert due to “extreme risks” from the heat. In Portugal, a high of 37 C was recorded in the city of Beja, while the capital, Lisbon, sweltered in 35 C heat. Portugal’s General Directorate for Health recommended staying out of the sun between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.