Italy may have registered Europe's hottest temperature on record

[Christmas Dynasnow]

The Italian island of Sicily may have registered the hottest temperature ever
recorded in Europe 48.8C (119.8F).

Regional authorities reported the reading, which needs to be verified by the
World Meteorological Organization (WMO), near Syracuse on Wednesday.


According to the WMO, the current official record in Europe is 48C, registered in
Athens, Greece, in 1977.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58130893

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[Cherry Christmas]

Unbearable heat ...poor them

[arista]

Real Hot.

[michael21]

It's been a bit cold here if anything

[Merry Mockmas]

Poor bastards.

[joeysteele]

Way too oppressive heat that.
I couldn't bear it.

[bots]

50C is typically the temperature to expect in the sahara, so this is getting crazy

[Ninastar]

I went to Greece and there was an island we went to and I remember seeing the temp was 47c and I was amazed and I’ve never seen that again. Even here in the states

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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[Christmas Dynasnow]

Europe needs to prepare for temperatures of 50C in future

Syracuse, in Sicily, has provisionally exceeded the previous European highest
temperature with a record of 48.8°C yesterday. If the record is confirmed by
the World Meteorological Organization, this temperature will break the
previous record of 48.0°C in Athens in 1977.

It will also raise concerns that even higher temperatures are potential in
future, possibly even exceeding 50.0C.

Professor Peter Stott is the Met Office’s lead on climate attribution. He has
studied European heatwaves for nearly two decades, including the notable
ones in 2003 and 2019.

He said: “Climate change is making heat-related extremes of weather more
intense and when we think about those record-breaking temperature the
chance of breaking temperature records – or coming close to breaking
records – is greatly increased.

https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2021/08/12/europe-needs-to-prepare-for-temperatures-of-50c-in-future/

[Merry Mockmas]

Europe needs to prepare for temperatures of 50C in future

Syracuse, in Sicily, has provisionally exceeded the previous European highest
temperature with a record of 48.8°C yesterday. If the record is confirmed by
the World Meteorological Organization, this temperature will break the
previous record of 48.0°C in Athens in 1977.

It will also raise concerns that even higher temperatures are potential in
future, possibly even exceeding 50.0C.

Professor Peter Stott is the Met Office’s lead on climate attribution. He has
studied European heatwaves for nearly two decades, including the notable
ones in 2003 and 2019.

He said: “Climate change is making heat-related extremes of weather more
intense and when we think about those record-breaking temperature the
chance of breaking temperature records – or coming close to breaking
records – is greatly increased.

https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2021/08/12/europe-needs-to-prepare-for-temperatures-of-50c-in-future/

Tbh I'm surprised but also not surprised if that makes sense? Surprised that this severe weather change is happening in my life time, but I also am not too surprised because severe Summers have been more frequent in the UK over the last few years, let alone what it's probably like in some of the warmer spots in Europe.

Hopefully we as a species can fix the damage that we've caused before it's too late.

[Marsh.]

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[Christmas Dynasnow]

Parts of Spain currently 45 C

[Nicky91]

Europe needs to prepare for temperatures of 50C in future

Syracuse, in Sicily, has provisionally exceeded the previous European highest
temperature with a record of 48.8°C yesterday. If the record is confirmed by
the World Meteorological Organization, this temperature will break the
previous record of 48.0°C in Athens in 1977.

It will also raise concerns that even higher temperatures are potential in
future, possibly even exceeding 50.0C.

Professor Peter Stott is the Met Office’s lead on climate attribution. He has
studied European heatwaves for nearly two decades, including the notable
ones in 2003 and 2019.

He said: “Climate change is making heat-related extremes of weather more
intense and when we think about those record-breaking temperature the
chance of breaking temperature records – or coming close to breaking
records – is greatly increased.

https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2021/08/12/europe-needs-to-prepare-for-temperatures-of-50c-in-future/

more fearmongering from metoffice


who are they funded by, the stupid climate troll Greta ****berg :idc:

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Yes, very hot in Italy right now.
But I prefer lower temperatures. 40 C is way too high