https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/europe/europe-weather-heat-record-climate-intl/index.html
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By Monica Garrett andAngela Dewan, CNN
Updated 10:53 AM ET, Thu August 12, 2021
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/europe/europe-weather-heat-record-climate-intl/index.html
(CNN)Authorities in Italy say the island of Sicily may have setan all-time heat record for Europe, hitting a temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 degrees Fahrenheit).The city of Siracusa hit the blistering record on Wednesday afternoon, as an anticyclone — which Italian media reports are referring to as “Lucifer” — swept in and continues to moves north up the country. A persistent heat wave around the Mediterranean in Europe and North Africa has contributed tosome of the worst fires seen there in years.
Why wildfires happen and how climate change plays a roleThe hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48.0°C (118°F) in Athens, Greece in 1977, according to the World Meteorological Organization…
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