The World Meteorological Organization says the heatwave in the northern hemisphere is set to intensify
Heatwaves intensified across southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and much of the United States on Tuesday as the World Meteorological Organization warned of an increased risk of deaths due to the extreme weather.
The Mediterranean island of Sardinia could see highs of more than 47 Celsius and forecasters said, temperatures could hit 40 degrees in several Italian cities, including 42-43 degrees Celsius in the Lazio region that includes Rome. The EU’s emergency response coordination centre issued red alerts for high temperatures for most of Italy, northeastern Spain, Croatia, Serbia, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed Beijing’s commitment to carbon neutrality and a carbon peak was certain but that it would not be influenced by others. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2022 and 2021 were the continent’s hottest summers on record. Europe’s highest recorded temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius was registered in Sicily two years ago.
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