Temperatures soar above 48 Celsius in Sicily
Heat and heat have wreaked havoc in Europe. Sicily scorched with 48.8 degree Celsius temperature. If verified by World Metrological Organization, it would become the highest temperature in European history. On Wednesday, the Meteorological Department recorded a temperature of 48.8 degrees in Syracuse of Sicily, which is the highest temperature ever. People here are troubled by the heat and are resorting to the beaches and air-conditioned places to get relief. If the World Meteorological Organization accepts this, it will break the previous European record of 48 °C in Athens in 1977.
According to reports – this temperature has come to the fore amidst the scorching heat spreading from the Mediterranean Sea to Tunisia and Algeria. The Italian government has declared a state of emergency. Turkey and Greece are in the grip of this devastating fire. The temperature of 48.8 degrees was measured at a station in Syracuse, Sicily, and was confirmed by meteorological officials on the same island. Even in July, the temperature in the western part of Europe was recorded above normal. In Greece too, the temperature has crossed 47 degrees. This huge devastation has occurred due to the fire in the forests of Greece. People are being advised to be careful about problems like heat stroke and de-hydration.
