Heat record in the world, California reaches 54.4 °. The Acropolis is closed in Athens

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Heat records world in June and July 2023. This is confirmed by the European agency Copernicus and the Americans Nasa and NOAA. From the Acropolis to Death Valleyup to the south of the China temperatures go over 40°C, 45°c and 47°C. While June was the hottest month on record, the first week of July also topped the chart, and the second weekend of the month is again surpassing all certified heat levels.

Italy faces third heat wave

epa10748749 A car moves by a thermometer showing 119 degrees Farenheit in Baker, California, USA, 15 July 2023. A heatwave is hitting the southwestern United States and is expected to bring temperatures above 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.8 Celsius) in parts of California and Arizona in the coming days. EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN

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The second week of July 2023 recorded maximum alerts and national calls for caution at the four cardinal points. The heat wave is particularly sweltering in the United States, a country where the alert affects over 90 million people. According to the weather services, the thermometer is scoring 47°C in several large cities

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epa10748614 A man uses an umbrella to protect himself from the sun during a heatwave at Echo Park in Los Angeles, California, USA, 15 July 2023. More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat warnings or advisories with records expected to be broken in several cities across the Southern and Western US according to the National Weather Service. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

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Mostly affected by the infernal heat are the regions of the West and South of the USA, where the National Weather Service (NWS) announces “repeating temperature records” and “persistent air quality problems.” Phoenix, In Arizona, now records sixteen consecutive days of heat, with highs always above 43°C. A part of the state is on red alert, or rather “magenta”, according to the alarm levels of the American civil protection, a color that signals “a rare and/or long-lasting level of extreme heat”. It is the maximum level of danger

Weather, record heat: Italy towards a week of fire

epa10748584 People dine outside under umbrellas to stay cool during a heatwave in Los Angeles, California, USA, 15 July 2023. More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat warnings or advisories with records expected to be broken in several cities across the Southern and Western US according to the National Weather Service. EPA/ALLISON DINNER

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In the south of California Firefighters have been battling fires since Friday that have destroyed about 1,300 hectares and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents. Climatologist Daniel Swain, of the University of California at Los Angelesannounced that Death Valley has equaled and will certainly exceed the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth, i.e. 54.4°C

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epaselect epa10738646 A car slowly passes over a washed out road in Winchester, New Hampshire, USA, 10 July 2023. Heavy rain, up to eight inches (20.3 cm,) prompted flooding in New York's Hudson Valley, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusts following a major storm. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

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In return torrential rains with however nefarious effects are expected in the New England, where the earth is already “saturated” by recent rainfall, putting many regions at risk of disasters. In Canadainstead, the fires they are burning millions of hectares of forest where, according to the national weather service BCWS, “the situation will not improve as very hot and very dry weather is forecast for the next few months”

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - JULY 10: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY "MANDATORY CREDIT - BC WILDFIRE SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) An aerial view of wildfire of Tatkin Lake in British Columbia, Canada on July 10, 2023. (Photo by BC Wildfire Service/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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So far in Canada they are 9.7 million hectares burned of land, or eleven times more than the annual average for the past decade. In Europe, the searing temperatures for days have led to the closure of the Acropolis of Athens during the central hours of the day. It is forbidden to go up to the Parthenon between 11.30 in the morning and 5.30 in the afternoon

epaselect epa10745424 An officer wipes the face of a Greek Presidential guard as he performs his duties in front of the parliament building during an extreme heatwave, in Athens, Greece, 14 July 2023. Anticyclone Ceber, a high-pressure area coming from the south, will bring extreme heat with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius to European countries, as well as China and the USA, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported. EPA/KOSTAS TSIRONIS

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For three days it has exceeded 41°C in Greece and the Red Cross distributed 50,000 half-litre bottles of water in 48 hours, with dozens of interventions to help tourists who fell ill. Also closed during the hottest hours is the palace of Knossos a Crete. According to the country’s weather service, the peak is expected to exceed 44C in the region Thebesin the center of the state

epa10739598 People gather on a beach amid a heatwave, in Rabat, Morocco, 11 July 2023. The Moroccan Directorate General of Meteorology said heatwaves are expected across the country until 14 July with temperatures forecasted to range between 37 and 47 degrees Celsius. EPA/JALAL MORCHIDS

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Even the North Africa is under observation, particular alert is on Moroccowhere air boiling up to 47°C will continue to blow until at least Tuesday, although a decrease in temperatures will not occur before mid-August according to the Directorate General of Meteorology

epa10738836 A passerby walks past a mist spray on a hot day in Tokyo, Japan, 11 July 2023. According to preliminary data by the World Meteorological Organization, the first week of July was the hottest week on record. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

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Same temperatures and same alerts also in Asia. In several provinces in the south and southeast of the China have been exceeded 40°Cas well as throughout the eastern part of the Japan. According to the World Health Organization, heat is one of the most calamitous meteorological events for populations. In the summer of 2022, in Europe alone, it killed around 60,000 people

''Week 256. We are currently breaking heat records around the world. Last week we experienced the hottest days on record, many days in a row. We are also experiencing record sea level temperatures and low ice levels. This is an emergency. #FridaysForFuture'', wrote Greta Thumberg on Twitter, 14 July 2023. TWITTER +++ ANSA PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE; NO ARCHIVING; NO LICENSES+++

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Drought alarm in Uruguay, where more than half of the population has no access to clean water. The activist is back on Twitter Greta Thunberg: “We are currently breaking heat records around the world. Last week we experienced the hottest days on record, many days in a row. We are also experiencing record sea level temperatures and low ice levels. This is an emergency”

Greece, scorching heat in Athens: Acropolis closed for several hours

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