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Italian health officials ramped up heat warnings as southern Europe began to heat up Brutally hot week Monday with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius – or 104 Fahrenheit – in several cities already Overloaded with tourists.
The Department of Health issued 10 recommendations to protect the elderly, the sick and pets from the heat, urging people to stay indoors during the hot hours, drink at least 1.5 liters (nearly half a gallon) of water per day and refrain from strenuous exercise at peak times. in the light of day.
The heat wave was caused by a high-pressure anticyclone called Cerberus, which in Greek mythology is the many-headed dog that guards the gates to the underworld.
Local celebrities on state-run TV RAI went to read the recommendations out loud, hoping to spread the message.
It is expected that the third heat wave in a month will affect a large part of the Mediterranean and will continue until Wednesday. The mercury in Rome reached 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) just before noon Monday and was expected to approach 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the afternoon. The Italian capital was expected to be much hotter on Tuesday, as were many other cities particularly in Sardinia and Sicily.
Blackouts hit parts of Rome as power grids suffered from surging demand from air conditioners as people sought relief. Meanwhile, Italian farm lobby Coldiretti has issued an alarm about the plight of pets and farm animals, noting that cows produce 10 percent less milk as a result of the heat.
Elsewhere in Spain, a forest fire that broke out on Saturday on the Canary island of La Palma continued to spiral out of control on Monday, although authorities say weak winds and low temperatures in the area are helping firefighters fight it. The fire burned about 4,600 hectares (11,300 acres) of mostly woodland hillside land and about 20 homes and buildings. More than 4,000 residents were evacuated from their homes on Saturday but were allowed to return until late Sunday.
Spain’s meteorological agency Emmett said this week’s heatwave “will affect a large part of the countries bordering the Mediterranean,” with temperatures in some southern regions of Spain exceeding 42 degrees Celsius (107 Fahrenheit). The agency says it expects temperatures to drop sometime Wednesday.
Spokesman Rubén del Campo said the anticyclone is pushing a mass of hot air from Africa toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries. The agency predicts that with the temperature rising and the air extremely dry, the risk of wildfires will rise exponentially.
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