Climate scientists are deeply concerned about a recent spate of global heat records.
An anticyclone named Cerberus is expected to send temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey in the coming days.
A young man cools his face in a public fountain on these scorching hot days on July 11, 2023 in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, Italy. The record for the highest temperature in European history was broken in August 2021, when 48.8C was registered in Floridia, a town in Italy's Sicilian province of Syracuse.An intense and prolonged period of heat is sweeping across Europe, with meteorologists warning temperatures in Italy could soon surpass 48.
The hottest temperature thought to have ever been recorded in Europe was 48.8 degrees near the ancient city of Syracuse on the coast of Sicily in August 2021. Scientists at the European Space AgencyThe Italian Meteorological Society , meanwhile, told CNBC that it was not yet possible to forecast whether Europe's temperature record would soon be equaled or surpassed.
Several people take shelter from the heat under umbrellas, on 12 July, 2023 in Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain.its hottest day since records began for the third time in just four days.about a recent spate of global heat records, underscoring the pressing need to slash greenhouse gas emissions fueling the climate emergency.
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