Morocco is set to experience another heatwave as temperatures will oscillate between 36 and 41 degrees Celsius from Monday to Friday, according to an orange level weather alert issued by the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM).
Temperatures will reach up to 41 degrees Celsius in Beni Mellal, Larache, Boulemane, Chichaoua, El Hajeb, Errachidia, Oujda, Taza, Guercif, Fès, Fquih Ben Salah, Sefrou, Ifrane, Inezgane-Aït Melloul, Khemisset, Kouribga, Meknès, Moulay Yacoub, Ouezzane, Rehamna, Sidi Ifni, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Taounate and Youssoufia, DGM said, while Settat, Kalaat Sraghna and Marrakech will be experiencing temperatures ranging from 42 to 44 degrees.
During the same period, temperatures will soar as high as 45 degrees Celsius in the provinces of Aousserd, Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Guelmim, Oued Ed-Dahab, Tata, Zagora, Tan Tan and Taroudant, the same source added.
Heatwaves in Morocco have become more common, increasing the length of fire seasons and the number of places where fires can occur.
A forest fire ravaged the country’s north for several days in mid-August, destroying almost 1,100 hectares of forest, another heatwave the previous month contributed to the outbreak of 20 fires that burned 1,200 hectares of forest.
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