Italy issues ‘extreme’ health warning for 16 cities as heat wave grips Europe
Climate scientists at the European Space Agency say temperatures could reach 48 degrees Celsius on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, “potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe.” Rome could get as hot as 44 degrees Celsius . Italian authorities have issued the second-highest heat warning to nine other cities. The country’s health ministry is advising the public to stay hydrated, eat lighter meals and avoid direct sunlight between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
In the south, temperatures in the cities of Seville, Cordoba and Granada have reached 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Spain’s national weather service says it’s also sizzling on Spain’s resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea with highs of 36 degrees Celsius, or 97 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, even the normally mild region of Navarra in the north is seeing up to 40 degrees Celsius.
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