High temperature hits record high in 17 countries

According to worldwide reports, year 2010 will be a really hot year, with the temperature reaching a new high in 17 countries across the world.
High temperature has lasted for 3 weeks in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine; it is the same case with Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
The temperature in Moscow this summer is 20 Celcius higher than that in the normal years. Russian President Medvedev cancelled the emergence decree for 3 states only after the highest local temperature dropped to 31 Celcius on August 12.

Fire hazard also spreaded over Portugal situated in the southwestern Europe. Since the late July, forests with an area of over 18,000 hectares have been devoured by fire, leaving 2 firefighters dying on duty, and nearly 600 firefighters still striving in 29 fire spots.
Middle East and African regions have always been renowned for torridity. They have made a new record of high temperature. Temperature in many countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan has been recorded over 47 Celcius in June, 2010.
The abnormal climate not merely devastates crops, but brings inconveniences to human body as well. In Russia and north India, thousands of feeble old people have died from heatstroke.
Although Pakistan has been attacked by severe flood, the temperature recorded by Mohanjodaro on May 26 was astonishing it reached 53.3 degrees.

Heat wave also spread over certain American areas. Many regions, including Washington, have witnessed the highest temperature on record.
Shown by the joint statistics from global climate providers and climate professionals, June in 2010 has become the hottest month since the beginning of the history of climate recording. Seen from the development trend of climate, 2010 is heading toward the hottest year on record.

Out of expectation, Guinea, a country situated in western Africa, experienced an extremely low temperature of 1.4 degrees in January, 2010. This could be called a ground-breaking record for African continent where traces of winter could hardly be found all year round.