Tag: heat
Record heat in Italy, also affected by fires
A heat wave carried by the anticyclone “Lucifer” hit Italy this week, which on Wednesday recorded a record temperature of 48.8 degrees in Sicily in the Syracuse region. The peninsula…
A heat wave is coming to France this weekend
Summer temperatures land in France… For a few days. This Wednesday, temperatures will reach or even exceed 30 degrees in the South of France. In some areas of the Rhône…
Vigilance heat wave, fire risk and air pollution
The prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône has placed the department on “yellow” heat wave vigilance. Daytime maximum temperatures ranging from 37 to 39 degrees, or even 40 locally, are expected and should…
Temperatures up to 48 degrees: Italy expects extreme heat waves
Status: 08/10/2021 1:33 a.m. Temperatures of up to 48 degrees are expected in Italy in the coming days. The Ministry of Health issued the highest heat warning level. The areas…
Fires in southern Europe: apocalyptic scenes in many places – panorama
The situation is becoming more and more threatening: on the Greek island of Evia, huge areas of forest have been in flames for seven days, the fires are spreading uncontrollably.…
How to live in one of the hottest places in the world – knowledge
After Kaiya, Lea, Hanna and Emma have climbed out of the car, they stand one behind the other and wait for the blue bottle with the spray attachment. Grinning, Patrick…
A heat wave causes an episode of “massive” melting of the ice
Temperatures of more than 20 degrees, with local records, recorded in the North … The heat wave that Greenland is currently undergoing caused, this week, an episode of “massive” melting.…
Italy, Greece, Turkey: fires and extreme heat in the Mediterranean
Status: 07/30/2021 4:15 p.m. The fire brigade has been in action in Turkey for days – inland and in holiday regions on the coast. There is also a fire in…
The UK will very likely experience heat waves in excess of 40 ° C
The UK is at risk of summer temperatures exceeding 40 ° C even if global warming remains limited to 1.5 ° C, meteorologists warned Thursday. This threshold corresponds to the…
Heat, drought and wind: more than 50 fires in Greece
Status: 07/27/2021 8:04 p.m. More than 50 fires have broken out in Greece. High temperatures and strong winds make extinguishing work difficult. The most dangerous fire rages about 20 kilometers…