Italy records ‘hottest ever temperature in Europe’ at 48.8C
Italy records ‘hottest ever temperature in Europe’ at 48.8C
Sicily has been plagued by wildfires and blistering heat this summer (Picture: @MetOffice/Twitter/AP)
Italy may have smashed the European temperature record amid a heatwave scorching southern parts of the continent.
The near 50ºC heat apparently recorded in Sicily on Wednesday comes just two days after a landmark climate study made dire warnings about the global environmental crisis.
The city of…