- On Wednesday, the temperature in Sicily, Italy, was 48.8 degrees Celsius.
- If verified by the United Nations, this will be the highest temperature ever in Europe.
- Italy is fighting heat waves and wildfires.
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Sicily, Italy recorded a temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius, which may be the hottest temperature ever in Europe.
Agricultural Meteorological Information Service in Sicily Record the temperature on Wednesday. The record still needs to be verified by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization before it can be confirmed as the hottest temperature in the history of the continent.
According to the World Health Organization, the current official record in Europe is 48 degrees Celsius. It was registered in Athens, Greece in 1977.
Italy is currently fighting the heat wave caused by the anticyclone, which is a dense high-pressure system. BBC report.
Parts of the country, including Sicily, are facing raging wildfires, and nearby Greece And Turkey.
Firefighters said they performed more than 500 operations in Sicily and Calabria in just 12 hours. Reuters report.
