Mattia Gussoni
- Jul 5
Europe's third heatwave of 2026 pushes Italy toward 45 degrees, fuels Fontainebleau fire and drives excess deaths
Italy is set to reach 45 degrees Celsius in inland Sardinia as the third major heatwave of the year intensifies across Europe, while a large fire has consumed 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest near Paris and the UK reports up to 2,700 excess deaths.
- Jun 30
European heatwave claims 1,300 lives in a week, records shatter from Germany to Poland before a stormy break
The WHO reports more than 1,300 heat-related deaths since 21 June as Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary all break national temperature records. A brief cool-down is expected from Thursday before the anticyclone rebuilds.
- Jun 13
Italy braces for heatwave as African anticyclone builds, 40°C peaks in Florence and Sardinia
A massive subtropical anticyclone from North Africa will settle over Italy from the weekend of 13-14 June, driving temperatures well above seasonal norms. Mid-next week, readings could reach 40°C in Florence and interior Sardinia.
