Hot temperatures have swept parts of Europe again, with many locations in Italy among those hitting record highs in June or all seasons. Temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in much of Italy on Tuesday. Rome equaled the highest temperature ever recorded, while several other cities set monthly records. Record temperatures remained overnight in much of Eastern Europe. The heat comes during one of the country’s worst droughts in decades and as authorities issue a water report. Record temperatures come from desert air traveling from the African continent, which has brought excessive heat from Algeria to the Arctic Circle. Several other countries, including Finland and Iran, also reported new monthly high temperatures. The heat wave is the latest in a series of heat waves in the region this year and one of many that plague the northern hemisphere right now – a sign of man-made climate change. Rising global temperatures have increased the frequency and intensity of extreme temperatures in these areas since the 1950s, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A dip in the jet stream – a high-level air duct – allowed the intense heat to grow further north than usual. The jet stream separates the warm continental air across southern Europe from the freshest Atlantic air currently in the entire United Kingdom.
As a result, temperatures across the UK were close to normal at the time, but in parts of Italy they reached 40 ° C yesterday 🌡️📈 pic.twitter.com/jFyjuwM4Vk – Met Office (@metoffice) June 28, 2022 A strong heat dome anchored over Eastern Europe is conspiring with low pressure in Western Europe to vent extreme heat from Africa and the region. A zone of superficial pressure from Italy to northwestern Russia and Finland crushes the clouds, allowing the sun near the solstice to strike with all its fury. On the verge of heatwave, strong weather hit the Netherlands and Germany. One person was killed and 10 others were injured when a carousel exploded in the coastal town of Zierikzee, southwest of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The tornado caused damage on the same level as a low tornado in the United States. Although the Netherlands has an average of several tornadoes a year, it was the first to cause death since 1992. To the south and east of there, many reports of hail – some up to 3 inches wide – came from Germany. Additional severe weather was expected in northern Italy and surrounding areas late Thursday as a cold front sank in the area.

Extended file area Temperature records were recorded by Tunisia in northern Norway on Monday and Tuesday. While the heart of the stormy weather was undoubtedly in and around Italy, temperatures 15 to 35 degrees above normal covered much of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and back to North Africa. Excellent and record heat from North Africa to Norway. Unbearable heat around the central Mediterranean especially. Note the temperature split in Europe with relatively cool air to the west. Intense storms can be found along the strong thermal limit. pic.twitter.com/DAHz2tv6VC – Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) June 27, 2022 Rome rose to 105 points, a record for June and equaled the hottest record. Just outside the city, temperatures of up to 110 degrees were recorded in Tor Vergata. Other June records set for Monday in Italy were Tuscany with 107 points, Florence with 106 points, Viterbo (also all-time high) with 105 points and Naples with 100 points. Drought has hit the northern part of the country, where the dried river Po affects agriculture, hydroelectric power and drinking water supplies. Milan recently announced it would close all its fountains, including water-saving measures, due to record drought. It is among more than 100 towns and cities where water restrictions are in place. A shrinking Po River and brown fields are visible in this animation showing the area near the town of Piacenza, #Italy. All images were taken by the @CopernicusEU # Sentinel2 mission in June 2020, 2021 and 2022. The effects of the current heat and drought are impressive 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/miyCIkvpvI – ESA EarthObservation (@ESA_EO) June 27, 2022 The effects of drought and extreme heat in the Mediterranean have intensified in recent decades, which has been attributed to rising global temperatures. The surface temperature in the Mediterranean is about 2.7 degrees (1.5 Celsius) above the pre-industrial number, which corresponds to an increase in extreme high temperature phenomena. A study released on Tuesday found that the Mediterranean and North Africa are expected to see large increases in the frequency of drought days. By 2065, drought days could account for more than 50 percent of the dry season in these areas, if greenhouse gas emissions are not significantly reduced. Extreme weather conditions that plague the planet will worsen due to global warming, the UN commission says At the northern tip of the heat, Scandinavia reached record highs on Monday. Norway’s Saltdal reached 89 points, a record for this city in June. In the southeast, in Vihti Maasoja, Finland, temperatures reached a record high of 89 degrees in June. The measurements approached 121 points in Tunisia, a short distance from the June record. The unprecedented heatwave of June continued on Tuesday across Eastern Europe, western Russia and parts of Scandinavia. Locations on Norway’s Arctic coast in the Barents and Norwegian seas – such as the Andoya and the Berlavag – have broken in June and, in some cases, all-time highs in the 85- to 90-degree range. Norway’s largest port, Tromso, located north of the Arctic Circle, reached 85 degrees, a record for June. In Finland, coastal locations recorded unusually icy overnight temperatures, with lows reaching record highs on Tuesday morning thanks in part to very hot water in the Gulf of Finland and large lakes in the surrounding area. Porvoo Kalbadagrund, about 30 miles northeast of Helsinki, never fell below 73 degrees, which would be a June record for the country.

One of the many great heat waves in the world A wavy jet stream has contributed to significant heat waves in many parts of the northern hemisphere. Between the jets of the jet stream, relatively constant bubbles of hot air are able to ignite the landscape. Japan remains in the midst of an unprecedented June heatwave. “A total of 263 June highs were set in six days,” wrote meteorologist Sayaka Mori. “Tokyo has performed well [95 degrees] for four consecutive days, making it a record for the first time in June. “ It is possible that even warmer weather is on the way to Japan. There is a chance that the country will experience its hottest day in the coming days. Japan surpassed 104 degrees for the first time in June amid a record heatwave Temperatures in recent days have risen to record levels in parts of Central Asia and China as well. Iran is experiencing one of the hottest days of June on Tuesday. Another extreme heat wave is hitting the Pacific Northwest and adjacent southeastern Canada, as well as parts of Alaska, including its northernmost city, Utqiagvik. This is also in the heels of the historic June heat in Western Europe, especially in Spain, France and Germany. Record heat has set fires in Spain. Italy and surrounding countries were also hit by a heat wave in May. The science of heat domes and how climate change makes them worse India and Pakistan also experienced record heatwaves in March and April, which researchers found were 30 times more likely to occur due to climate change. Research shows that climate change is exacerbating the weather patterns responsible for these extreme and long-term heat waves. Global warming is also making generational heat waves more common, perhaps appearing as often as every few years anywhere. Kasha Patel contributed to this report.