The highest temperatures of all time in Europe are expected in Sicily and Sardinia today. Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, is bracing for its hottest-ever temperatures on the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where the European Space Agency predicted a high of 48°C (118°F) today. Temperatures are expected to reach 43°C in Rome on Tuesday, beating the record 40.5°C set in August 2007.
On Tuesday, heat stroke warnings were issued in Tokyo and five surrounding areas, as well as 16 other prefectures in western and southern Japan. the guards Gavin Blair reports. Temperatures reached 37.4°C in central Tokyo and 38.4°C in Kumagaya north of Tokyo at midday and are expected to rise further in the afternoon.
Phoenix expects to break record for heatwave length The relentless series of dangerously hot days in Phoenix on Tuesday is expected to break a record for major U.S. cities as the desert city experiences its 19th straight day of temperatures of 110°F (43.3°C) or more .
Nearly 230,000 people in Guangdong were evacuated Monday before Typhoon Talim struck. This is reported by the state news agency Xinhua. Local authorities in Guangdong have also ordered the closure of 68 coastal tourist destinations, recalled 2,702 fishing vessels and ordered 8,262 shore-based fish farmers to evacuate, Xinhua said.
Speaking in Beijing ahead of a meeting with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, US climate chief John Kerry said the two countries “can begin to transform the broader relationship.” [between them] through climate negotiations”. Climate experts hope the meeting and future China-US relations will see progress on tackling methane and coal production, among other things.
Wildfires outside Athens on Monday forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, shutting down highways and destroying holiday homes. as high winds drove flames through scrub and pine forests on hillsides parched from days of extreme heat.
In South Korea, rescue workers recovered the last body and ended searches at a flooded underpass that killed more than a dozen people in an incident that is now the subject of several official investigations.
Electricity demand in Texas hit a record high on Monday As homes and businesses kept air conditioners turned up to avoid a heat wave. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas last summer, usage reached a tentative 81,911 megawatts (MW) Monday after setting 11 demand records last summer, which would surpass the current all-time high of 81,406 MW set on July 13.