Ondata di caldo in Europa

L’anticiclone africano Lucifero è arrivato con forza alla Penisola, alzando le temperature fino a quasi i 50ºC. Gli esperti allertano sulle conseguenze del cambiamento climatico

A dog takes a dip to cool down in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Madrid registered around 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 fahrenheit) Wednesday as Spain and Portugal brace for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in coming days, as a mass of hot, dry air from Africa moves north into the Iberian peninsula. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Workers on a construction site stop to have a drink in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Spain and Portugal are bracing for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in coming days, as a mass of hot, dry air from Africa moves north into the Iberian peninsula. (AP Photo/Paul White)

A man pushes a baby buggy with a sun umbrella across a bridge in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2015. Spain has been in a heat wave for nearly two weeks, with temperatures reaching 40 C (104 F).The heatwave is expected to last around another week. (AP Photo/Paul White)

A couple pours water on their dogs during a hot day, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. In Italy, 15 cities received warnings from the health ministry about high temperatures and humidity with peaks predicted for Friday. The cities included Rome, Florence and Palermo, but also Bolzano, which is usually a refreshing hot-weather escape in the Alps, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A thermometer marks 45 degrees during a hot day, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. In Italy, 15 cities received warnings from the health ministry about high temperatures and humidity with peaks predicted for Friday. The cities included Rome, Florence and Palermo, but also Bolzano, which is usually a refreshing hot-weather escape in the Alps, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Civil protection volunteers distribute free bottles of water to tourists next to the Colosseum, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. In Italy, 15 cities received warnings from the health ministry about high temperatures and humidity with peaks predicted for Friday. The cities included Rome, Florence and Palermo, but also Bolzano, which is usually a refreshing hot-weather escape in the Alps, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A woman refreshes at a fan nebulizing water next to the Colosseum, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. In Italy, 15 cities received warnings from the health ministry about high temperatures and humidity with peaks predicted for Friday. The cities included Rome, Florence and Palermo, but also Bolzano, which is usually a refreshing hot-weather escape in the Alps, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

People refresh at a fountain next to the Colosseum, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. In Italy, 15 cities received warnings from the health ministry about high temperatures and humidity with peaks predicted for Friday. The cities included Rome, Florence and Palermo, but also Bolzano, which is usually a refreshing hot-weather escape in the Alps, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

People queue at a bottled water distributor next to the Colosseum, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. In Italy, 15 cities received warnings from the health ministry about high temperatures and humidity with peaks predicted for Friday. The cities included Rome, Florence and Palermo, but also Bolzano, which is usually a refreshing hot-weather escape in the Alps, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

People try to keep cool in a fountain in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Madrid registered around 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 fahrenheit) Wednesday as Spain and Portugal brace for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in coming days, as a mass of hot, dry air from Africa moves north into the Iberian peninsula. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Volunteers try to control fire in the Municipality of Blufi, in the upper Madonie, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, as many wildfires continue plaguing the region. Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and also central Italy, where temperatures are expected to reach record hights, were badly hit by wildfires. Climate scientists say there is little doubt that climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas is driving extreme events, such as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

In this photo released by the Italian Firefighters, a view of a fire near Petralia Soprana, in the upper Madonie, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, as many wildfires continue plaguing the region. Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and also central Italy, where temperatures are expected to reach record hights, were badly hit by wildfires. Climate scientists say there is little doubt that climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas is driving extreme events, such as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms. (Italian Firefighters via AP)

A view of a fire in the Municipality of Blufi, in the upper Madonie, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, as many wildfires continue plaguing the region. Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and also central Italy, where temperatures are expected to reach record hights, were badly hit by wildfires. Climate scientists say there is little doubt that climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas is driving extreme events, such as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

L’ondata di caldo ha messo in rosso diversi Paesi europei, specialmente quelli dell’Europa meridionale, provocando un aumento permanente delle temperature sopra i 40ºC e originando importanti incendi in Grecia, Turchia e alcune regioni italiane.

Nel nostro Paese è salito a 3 il livello di allerta e la città di Floridia in Sicilia ha registrato un record storico di 48,8ºC ancora da confermare dall’Aeronautica militare. Il caldo si espande nel Centronord dell’Italia e si stima che sarà venerdì 13 agosto la giornata più ardua, secondo il Ministero della Salute.

Recentemente, l’Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) dell’ONU ha annunciato che l’essere umano ha già causato alterazioni senza precedenti nel sistema climatico. Secondo gli esperti climatici, questi fenomeni saranno sempre più frequenti e intensi dovuto al cambiamento climatico. “Fra trenta anni, un’estate come queste di oggi sarà considerata un’estate fredda”, ha avvertito Rubén del Campo, portavoce dell’Agenzia Statale di Meteorologia in Spagna (AEMET). Photo Ap/ Salvatore Cavalli, Paul White, Andrew Medichini