Heatstress event 48,8 degrees centigrade in august 22021

Problem Area - Heatstress Rural Area

Created at: 21 Apr 2023

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Bloomberg mentions: Sicily’s 120-Degree Heat Threatens to Topple European Record Temperatures seen hitting 48.8C in Italian island on Wednesday It’s the latest example of extreme weather around the world. Dutch broadcasting organization NOS refers to research of a Dutch professor at an Italian university. In his research since 2010 it has become clear that especially the west of Sicily is dryer than the East of the island


Samenvatting (Dutch description)

nos: hoogleraar Christian Mulder, die aan de Siciliaanse universiteit van Catania onderzoek doet naar klimaatverandering. "Sinds 2010 zien we dat vooral het westen van Sicilië heel droog is geworden. Dat gaat meer en meer op Tunesië lijken. En die hoge temperaturen zien we inderdaad ook steeds vaker."

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