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State meteorological institute records new heat wave duration records at six Croatian locations
Summary
Meteorologists analysed heat waves from May to August 2026 across eight stations and found six exceeded their previous heat-wave duration records, with the longest 20-day sequence in Rijeka. Four locations also set new records for sustained extreme danger levels.
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Klimatolozi Državnog hidrometeorološkog zavoda (DHMZ) izradili su preliminarnu analizu toplinskih valova koji mogu djelovati na zdravlje, zabilježenih u razdoblju od 1. svibnja do 16. kolovoza
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