Sicily and Sardinia facing near-record temperatures
Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, is bracing for one of its hottest-ever temperatures on Italy’s islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where a high of 48C (118F) has been forecast by the European Space Agency today, AFP reports.
Other forecasters, however, expect the temperature there to peak at around 46C.
It comes as Italians have been warned to prepare for “the most intense heatwave of the summer and also one of the most intense of all time” as temperatures hit a near-record 39C in Rome on Monday.
World Meteorological Organization secretary-general Petteri Taala said:
The extreme weather … is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy and water supplies.
This underlines the increasing urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and as deeply as possible.
Source: The Guardian
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