A generationItaly set a new high temperature record on Wednesday, and some parts of the country are already struggling to deal with forest fires. As announced by local authorities, in Sicily, the thermometer near Syracuse climbed to 48.8 degrees. The record has not been checked by the National Weather Service. The previous high temperature record of 48.5 degrees was also measured in Sicily in 1999.
The hottest week so far this summer brought 47 degrees of extreme heat to the southern islands. On Wednesday, the temperature in southwestern Sicily is expected to be between 49 and 50 degrees, and in Calabria, Puglia, and the southern mainland of Campania, temperatures are expected to be between 39 and 42 degrees.
The high temperature that caused the heat wave and is called “Lucifer” is expected to move north in the next few days and bring temperatures in Tuscany and Lazio in central Italy to around 40 degrees over the weekend.
for Firemen In Calabria and Sicily, high temperatures are bad news. According to her own account, she has performed 300 fire-fighting missions in the past few hours. A 77-year-old man died of burns after trying to protect his cattle near Reggio Calabria.
In the Madoni Mountains near Palermo, the capital of Sicily, flames have been raging for several days, destroying fields and buildings. Nello Musumec, chairman of the Sicily region, declared a state of emergency in the mountain range.
In Calabria, the Aspromonte Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is threatened by fire. The Italian branch of the environmental organization WWF has asked for more firefighting aircraft to be used immediately. Otherwise, the land will lose its “eternally inestimable heritage.” The resort island of Sardinia reported 13 fires on Tuesday.
