Europe heatwave: Italy struggles as temperature tops 48C/118F
Anticyclone Caronte could send thermometer to 48C/118F as Mediterranean heatwave intensifies.
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’
Anticyclone Caronte could send thermometer to 48C/118F as Mediterranean heatwave intensifies.
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’
Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and last longer because of human-induced climate change. The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to carbon emissions.
France, Spain and other western European nations braced for a sweltering weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.