For meteorologists, Italy will have the worst temperatures from the second week of July to the second week of August
The meteorological department in Rome, Italy, revealed this week that February in the capital was the hottest in 157 years.
The national weather service also reported that on the last day of February, the city of Rome recorded 21,6 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature recorded since 1990.
“It is the highest record in the last decade of February, as the previous record was February 22, 1990, with 21 degrees Celsius. But, on the 28th, the record for the entire month of February, since 1862, was also set”, explained meteorologist Franca Mangianti.
According to the country's Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences of the National Research Council (CNR-Isac), 2018 was the hottest year in the last two centuries in Italy.
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The February numbers are a preview of what lies ahead: Italy is expected to have a summer with African heat.
“We are moving towards a summer that will be remembered for its high temperatures, but also because it will mark the Italian peninsula with episodes of intense storms, with violent and destructive phenomena”, published IlMeteo, an Italian meteorology institute, on its portal.
The blame is on El Nino, the evil “little boy” that returns, bringing major climate changes in the Mediterranean and especially in Italian territory.
For meteorologists, Italy will have the worst temperatures from the second week of July until the second week of August. Temperatures are expected to reach 43° in the South region, while the North region is expected to suffer from heat waves between 38° and 39°.
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