Italy faces a record heat wave. These conditions sparked half a thousand fires that killed four people.
An anticyclone, aptly named Lucifer, is currently crossing the peninsula, causing the explosion of thermometers, in particular with a record temperature of 48.8 ° C registered on Wednesday in Sicily, which if approved would be a new European record.
On the fire side, “528 interventions have been carried out in the last twelve hours, including 230 in Sicily, where the situation is currently under control,” firefighters said in a statement.
A new victim has been registered, bringing the death toll from the fires to four this week.
Southern Europe is facing intense heat and severe fires this summer, a phenomenon that will intensify and worsen with climate change, according to scientific experts.
This heat wave, which should last a few days, favors fires, especially in southern regions such as Sicily and Calabria (the tip of the Italian boot).