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Heat Wave 'Lucifer' Scorches Europe, Fanning Historic Wildfires
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August 13, 2021
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2:06Now PlayingThe Italian island of Sicily may have just smashed continental Europe’s heat record, the latest example of how climate change is causing extreme weather events around the globe.
Temperatures there reached 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, Sicily’s weather service said. That -- if officially verified -- would top the record of 48 degrees set in Athens in 1977, according to World Meteorological Organization data posted by Arizona State University.
The blistering heat adds to unusual weather seen across Europe: Nearby Turkey is battling its worst ever wildfires, parts of Germany were inundated by severe flooding recently and the U.K. is seeing more intense storms. Extreme conditions have also occurred elsewhere this year -- from deep freezes in Texas that crippled the power system to crop-damaging frosts in Brazil.
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