Europeans seek shade as heatwave grips much of the continent
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A second heatwave is expected to hit Italy next week as Cerberus is swiftly followed by heatwave Cheron, named after the ferryman to the underworld in Greek mythology.
According to La Repubblica, the temperatures expected this weekend could climb around 12C higher (53.6F) in the following days, particularly for Tuscany and Lazio.
This weekend, the highest temperatures are set to peak at around 36C (96.8F) in most Italian cities, though Puglia, Sicily, and Sardinia may reach up to 41C.
However, next week temperatures are predicted to climb as high as 48C in Sardinia.
It comes as Greece introduced emergency measures for workers, and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit popsicles, as a deadly heatwave grips large parts of Mediterranean Europe with temperatures forecast to break all-time records.
The Cerberus heatwave is set to get worse over the weekend with the mercury expected reach as high as 45C in parts of Greece and Spain.
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‘Preparedness is currently very low'
The findings come as large parts of southern Europe have faced sweltering temperatures over recent days, brought about by the Cerberus heatwave.
Dr Radhika Khosla, associate professor and leader of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling, said: “[The findings] are very significant. Because it’s a relative change, it indicates that the preparedness of these countries to be able to respond is currently very low.
“It has huge implications for public health and all sustainable development goals, including livelihoods, infrastructure, education, poverty and food and nutrition.”
The report concludes that there is now a “need for immediate, unprecedented and localised adaptation”, as small increases in global warming continue to be marked.
The energy required for cooling by 2050 is predicted to be equivalent to the combined electricity capacity of the United States, European Union and Japan in 2016, the report says, with air conditioners largely contributing to this output.
UK buildings must adapt without air con against global warming
Buildings in the UK “act like greenhouses” and must be adapted immediately as the country faces extreme temperatures if global warming reaches 2C, researchers have warned.
But measures must not include air conditioning, which could lead to a “vicious cycle” of high energy consumption to make people feel cooler inside while making the world outside hotter.
Research conducted at the University of Oxford found, of countries with more than five million inhabitants in 2020, Switzerland and the UK would see their relative demand for people needing to cool down rise by 30%, as they would face a greater number of days with extremely high temperatures.
The world is hotter than it’s been in thousands of years, and it’s as if every alarm bell on Earth were ringing.
“The warnings are echoing through the drenched mountains of Vermont, where two months of rain just fell in only two days,” she writes.
“They’re shrilling from the scorching streets of Texas, Florida, Spain and China, with a severe heatwave also building in Phoenix and the Southwest in coming days.
“They’re burbling up from the oceans, where temperatures have surged to levels considered ‘beyond extreme’.”
Italy braces for second heatwave as Greece follows emergency measures
Sicily and Sardinia could see temperatures of 48C next week, which is approaching the continent’s record of 48.8C from 2019.
Meteorologist Luca Lombroso, from the AMPRO group in Italy, said: “Next week there will be an even stronger heatwave than this one, some values in the central south will be really freaky.
“Between Tuesday and Wednesday in Rome and Florence, we will probably exceed 40 degrees, which will also be approached in the north.”
In Greece, the government has ordered the suspension of work between midday and 5pm in areas where the risk from heat is very high, and also requested remote work for private sector employees with health conditions.
Authorities have banned access to nature reserves and forests to reduce the risk of wildfires.
People in Greece take to the beach to cool down on the coast of Varkiza near Athens
Greece ‘like Africa’ as Europeans melt in deadly heatwave
Forecasters say the temperature is expected to worsen in the coming days when Europe’s highest ever recorded temperature – 48.8C – could be breached in Sicily and Sardinia.
While Spain is expected to reach 45C, according to experts.
Two forest fires per hour in Greece under wrath of Cerberus
Greece has endured at least 52 forest fires in the last 24 hours, according to the country's fire department.
The blazes were registered at an average of more than two per hour between 6pm yesterday and 6pm today, local time.
"Most were tackled immediately at their initial stage," the fire department said in a statement.
Last year, Greece suffered devastating wildfires throughout its countryside which led to evacuations and widespread damage in certain areas.
Under Cerberus' wrath, the country has put emergency measures in place with temperatures of 44C forecast on Friday and Saturday.
Wildfires in the Peloponnese region of Greece on Wednesday
Highest temperatures in Spain yet to come after 45C heat
Spain has endured two heatwaves so far this summer with highs of 45C on Wednesday.
But forecasters say another heatwave is on the horizon with the hottest weather still yet to come.
The Aemet state weather agency expects the next prolonged period of hot weather to begin on Sunday.
Large parts of the country also remain at risk of forest fires, particularly in the centre.
Las Palmas in the Canary Islands is most at risk, while Fuerteventura and Tenerife are also on high alert.
Children cooling off at Madrid Rio park in Madrid, Spain
Volunteers in Spain bathe dogs in swimming pool to help them stay cool
Volunteers have been bathing dogs in a swimming pool to help them keep cool at an animal shelter in Spain.
Pictures show the team lifting the animals out of the water at the shelter in Malaga, Andalusia, which has been sweltering for days in temperatures of up to 45C.
In Pictures: Cerberus heatwave spreads throughout Europe
Further pictures emerged today of the latest impact of the heatwave gripping Europe.
In Italy, visitors were seen filling up their water bottles at a fountain in Rome and using items of clothing to shelter from the sun.
While Spain is experiencing a short-lived respite from the heat which reached highs of 45C on Wednesday.
Tourists were forced to leave the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, which closed at midday today due to high temperatures
Locals and tourists cool off at a beach in the touristic town of Nafplion in Greece
Visitors fill their bottles with water at a fountain in Rome, Italy
One woman affected by the heatwave atop the Acropolis
Red Cross volunteers hand out bottles of water in Athens
Europe is warming up “much faster" than other continents, expert warns
A scientist has warned that Europe is warming up must faster than other continents, especially in the north west.
Dr Leslie Mabon, Lecturer in Environmental Systems at The Open University, said extreme weather like Europe’s heatwave Cerberus will “only become more common” if emissions from fossil fuels aren’t reduced.
“To an extent, the European heatwave we are seeing in summer 2023 reflects what has been observed over the last few years in the science,” he said.
“Namely, that Europe has been warming much faster than other continents in recent decades, and that this trend is especially pronounced in north-west Europe – including the UK.
“A common theme across much of the research is that it is difficult to pinpoint one single factor that is responsible for making Europe warm so fast.
“However, we can be in absolutely no doubt that a critical driver behind this warming trend is carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.”
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