Amidst record-breaking temperatures in Europe, the United States, and Japan, the Italian health ministry has issued a red alert for 16 cities, including Rome, Bologna, and Florence.
The increasing risk posed by global warming.
Millions of people in the United States, Europe, and Japan are all at risk from the predicted record high temperatures.
Due to the record-breaking temperatures over the weekend, the Italian Ministry of Health issued a red alert for 16 cities, including Rome, Bologna, and Florence.
The meteo service predicts that Italy will see "the most intense heatwave of the summer, and also one of the most intense of all time."
On Monday (40C/104F) and Tuesday (43C/109F), temperatures in Rome might surpass the previous high of 40.5C (104.9F) set in August 2007.
The European Space Agency has issued a warning that Sicily and Sardinia might be annihilated by "potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe" of 48C (118F).
The national weather agency, the EMY, predicts that Saturday will reach a high of 44 °C (111 °F). On Friday, the temperature in Thebes reached 44.2 degrees Fahrenheit (111.6 degrees Celsius).
The Acropolis and several other parks in Athens were closed on Saturday because of the extreme heat. The temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit).
Tensions are high in Germany, Spain, France, and Poland.
Temperatures of 38–39 degrees Celsius (100–102 degrees Fahrenheit) are expected over eastern Japan on Sunday and Monday, prompting the meteorological office to issue a red alert.
NHK reports that northern Japan's Akita region had more rainfall in two days than is typical for the whole month of July. Nine thousand people had to be evacuated after heavy rain and a landslip.
The "heaviest rain ever experienced" in southern Japan has claimed the lives of eleven individuals in recent weeks.
Temperature records are expected to be broken in the United States, Europe, and Japan as global warming continues.
Amidst record-breaking temperatures in Europe, the United States, and Japan, the Italian health ministry has issued a red alert for 16 cities, including Rome, Bologna, and Florence.
The increasing risk posed by global warming.
Millions of people in the United States, Europe, and Japan are all at risk from the predicted record high temperatures.
Due to the record-breaking temperatures over the weekend, the Italian Ministry of Health issued a red alert for 16 cities, including Rome, Bologna, and Florence.
The meteo service predicts that Italy will see "the most intense heatwave of the summer, and also one of the most intense of all time."
On Monday (40C/104F) and Tuesday (43C/109F), temperatures in Rome might surpass the previous high of 40.5C (104.9F) set in August 2007.
The European Space Agency has issued a warning that Sicily and Sardinia might be annihilated by "potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe" of 48C (118F).
The national weather agency, the EMY, predicts that Saturday will reach a high of 44 °C (111 °F). On Friday, the temperature in Thebes reached 44.2 degrees Fahrenheit (111.6 degrees Celsius).
The Acropolis and several other parks in Athens were closed on Saturday because of the extreme heat. The temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit).
Tensions are high in Germany, Spain, France, and Poland.
Temperatures of 38–39 degrees Celsius (100–102 degrees Fahrenheit) are expected over eastern Japan on Sunday and Monday, prompting the meteorological office to issue a red alert.
NHK reports that northern Japan's Akita region had more rainfall in two days than is typical for the whole month of July. Nine thousand people had to be evacuated after heavy rain and a landslip.
The "heaviest rain ever experienced" in southern Japan has claimed the lives of eleven individuals in recent weeks.
Temperature records are expected to be broken in the United States, Europe, and Japan as global warming continues.
Due to the record-breaking temperatures over the weekend, the Italian Ministry of Health issued a red alert for 16 cities, including Rome, Bologna, and Florence.
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