Red alert issued: Extreme heat in Italy took cities captive
The Ministry of Health today declared a “red alert” in 12 cities due to extreme heat, announced that tomorrow the number of cities included in this coverage will increase to 16, and tomorrow a “red alert” will be applied in 17 cities Wednesday, April 23 August.
The Ministry, which has issued a “red alert” today in Rome, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Palermo, Perugia, Rieti, Turin and Verona, will send Genoa, Milan, Naples and Trieste tomorrow to these cities , and Venice on Wednesday indicated that it will be added.
It was pointed out that the heat wave originating in North Africa can cause temperatures to reach 38-40 degrees, especially on August 24 and 25.
It was stated that temperatures in the cities of Brescia and Florence are expected to reach a maximum of 39 degrees.
The Health Ministry warned against sun exposure at noon in cities with “red alert”, noting that the condition of the elderly, children and people with chronic diseases should also be carefully observed.
The extreme heat wave, which hit Italy in July, reached a record level of 45-47 degrees in Sicily and Sardinia.
THE HIGHEST AIR TEMPERATURE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS
The effects of the extreme heat that was felt throughout the country began to be registered in the high hills of the northern regions.
According to the news from the Rainews24 channel based on the data from “Marmoladameteo”, the thermometers marked 14 degrees yesterday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. local time at the tip of Penia in Marmolada, one of the hills of the Alps in northern Italy, at 3 thousand 343 meters
This recorded degree was recorded as the highest air temperature in the last 10 years at the point in question.
It was noted that temperatures in many mountains in Italy are expected to reach 0 degrees at the 5 thousand meter level due to extreme heat waves.
As a consequence of the collapse of the ice mass on Cerro Marmolada on July 3, 2022 due to global warming, 11 climbers who were climbing to the summit lost their lives at that time. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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