‘Broke’ mercury in United Arab Emirates. OR temperature He climbed to 51.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday (24.05.2025), breaking the heat record for May.
51.6 degrees Celsius, breaking the May temperature record for the second consecutive day, today showed mercury in the United Arab Emirates.
“The highest temperature recorded in the country today is 51.6 degrees Celsius at Sweihan (Al Ain) at 13:45 Local Time (0945 GMT),” the service said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), 1.2 degrees Celsius higher than the temperature recorded on Friday (23.05). his Abu Dhabi. Both temperatures exceeded the previous 50.2 degrees Celsius record recorded in May 2009.
Risk of heat waves in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emiratestop oil exporter worldwide, are located in one of the warmest areas on the planet and a geographical area that is particularly vulnerable to climate change.
Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear indicator of global warming and that these heatwaves are going to become more frequent, larger and more intense.
The number of extremely hot days has almost doubled worldwide over the last three decades. According to her study Greenpeace of 2022, the Middle East is at high risk of water scarcity and lack of food, as well as severe heatwave waves as a result of climate change.
The report, which focused on six countries, including the UAE, found that the area was heated almost twice as faster than the world average, making food and water stocks “extremely vulnerable” to climate change.