Belgrade, Serbia - July 15, 2024

Serbia has been struggling with heat waves above 35 degrees Celsius since mid-June with parts of the country to experience temperature above 40 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, said the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia.

By mid-June, the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia released its first red alert for the year, with temperature above 35 degrees Celsius lasting for five days. On July 8, a second red alert was issued, and this time, similar high temperature lasted for nine days.

Milica Tosic, researcher of the Meteorological Research Institute of the University of Belgrade, said it is no longer a rare case that hot weather becomes more widespread, longer, and more intense. Worldwide, extreme weather, such as extreme heat and cold, become more frequent, she added.

Shotlist:
Belgrade, Serbia - July 15, 2024:
1. Buildings, sunshine;
2. Various of electric fans, pedestrian;
3. Air-conditioners, diners;
4. Resident sitting by fountain;
5. Residents getting water;
6. Various of Milica Tosic, researcher of Meteorological Research Institute of University of Belgrade, working;
7. Various of meteorological data on computer;
8. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Milica Tosic, researcher, Meteorological Research Institute, University of Belgrade (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"Research on extreme weather and climate change has been the focus of the scientific community. Extreme weather has been affecting the society, the environment, the ecosystems, and everything surrounding us, and is likely to result in serious consequences."
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9. Pigeon by fountain
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10. Various of pedestrians, electric fan;
11. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Srdan Ristic, graduate student in meteorology, University of Belgrade:
"I am a graduate student in meteorology. My graduate thesis is about the supercell storm that hit Serbia on last year's Aug 5. The situation then was really bad. Storms were accompanied by hails, and then came the extensive rainfalls. We need to conduct research on how to prevent extreme situations like these, because they are likely to become more frequent in the future.";
12. Various of diners, street scenes.

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