African anticyclone, tomorrow 15 cities with red stamps

• African anticyclone, Friday the peak of the heat: 15 cities with red stamps.

  Record in Syracuse: 48.8 °

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12 August 2021 The heat wave continues on Italy. The African anticyclone at the origin of the great heat extends to Centronord and tomorrow there are 15 cities with a red dot, the highest level of hot risk indicated by the

's heat wave bulletin

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These are Bari, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Cagliari, Campobasso, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Palermo, Perugia, Rieti, Rome, Trieste and Viterbo, where the ministry bulletin, which takes into consideration 27 urban centers, highlights a risk for the health of the entire population (not only for the most fragile part, the latter risk indicated by the orange sticker). 

Heat waves, from 8 am tomorrow morning and for at least 72 hours, in Campania: the Civil Protection of the Campania Region has issued a criticality notice.

Maximum temperatures are expected that may be higher than the seasonal average values ​​of 7-8 ° C, associated with a humidity rate which, especially in the evening and at night, in articulate on the coastal sector and on the flat areas, may even exceed 70- 80% and in conditions of poor ventilation.

The Regional Operations Room, in consideration of the notice issued by the Civil Protection Functional Center, invites the mayors of all the Municipalities and the competent bodies to put in place the procedures pertaining to them relating to the supervision of the fragile segments of the population. It is recommended not to expose yourself to the sun or to practice sports during the hottest hours. Particular attention must be paid to heart patients, the elderly, children and people at risk.

The highest "alert 3" level ("red dot") today Thursday 12, concerns ten cities (Bari, Bologna, Campobasso, Frosinone, Latina, Palermo, Perugia, Rieti, Rome and Trieste).

, with temperatures in various areas over 45 degrees, could have set a new record: yesterday afternoon 48.8 ° C (Sias network data) were recorded in the province of Syracuse, after Tuesday's 47 ° C in Lentini. "If the data is validated, after the appropriate analyzes, it could become the highest value recorded on the European continent, beating the previous record of 48 ° C measured in Athens on 10 July 1977, even surpassing the record of 48.5 ° C set by an unofficial station in Catenanuova in August 1999 ", says 3bmeteo.com meteorologist Manuel Mazzoleni.