Dead, fires and a novel desert whirlwind: Italy groans under African heat dome
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Home World Dead, fires and a novel desert whirlwind: Italy groans under African heat dome As of: 11.08.2026, 05:30 Uhr Comments Follow us on Google Italy groans under the heat dome: up to 40 degrees, wildfires, dead at the sea – and a weather phenomenon Europe has never known before. On Saturday and Sunday, cool air managed to cross the mountain ranges and thus reduce the number of cities with red heat warning levels: yesterday, Milan, Brescia, Turin, Trieste, Verona, Venice and Cagliari were downgraded to yellow at 7 pm. It is typical of desert areas, lasts between two and 20 minutes and forms due to the strong heating of the ground.
Furthermore, Possible (nasty) surprises of the extreme heat are also shown in the new rockfalls on Monte Pelmo in the province of Belluno, which occurred within 24 hours. This is a sign that the subtropical high-pressure system over the Mediterranean basin remains firmly anchored and we will experience a real extension of the long heat wave that has accompanied us for a long time. "Temperatures will be very high again almost everywhere, with peaks of up to 36–38 °C in many cities of central and northern Italy as well as on the major islands," confirms Mattia Gussoni, meteorologist at iLMeteo.it. The main cause is the enormous heat on the ground – Florence exceeded the 40-degree mark yesterday – combined with cool air currents at altitude.
In addition, Or in the "sand devil" that formed yesterday in Zapponeta in Apulia, captured in a (viral) video by some motorists along provincial road 76 in the Foggia area.
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Home World Dead, fires and a novel desert whirlwind: Italy groans under African heat dome As of: 11.08.2026, 05:30 Uhr Comments Follow us on Google Italy groans under the heat dome: up to 40 degrees, wildfires, dead at the sea – and a weather phenomenon Europe has never known before.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOn Saturday and Sunday, cool air managed to cross the mountain ranges and thus reduce the number of cities with red heat warning levels: yesterday, Milan, Brescia, Turin, Trieste, Verona, Venice and Cagliari were downgraded to yellow at 7 pm.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIt is typical of desert areas, lasts between two and 20 minutes and forms due to the strong heating of the ground.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPossible (nasty) surprises of the extreme heat are also shown in the new rockfalls on Monte Pelmo in the province of Belluno, which occurred within 24 hours.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThis is a sign that the subtropical high-pressure system over the Mediterranean basin remains firmly anchored and we will experience a real extension of the long heat wave that has accompanied us for a long time. "Temperatures will be very high again almost everywhere, with peaks of up to 36–38 °C in many cities of central and northern Italy as well as on the major islands," confirms Mattia Gussoni, meteorologist at iLMeteo.it.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe main cause is the enormous heat on the ground – Florence exceeded the 40-degree mark yesterday – combined with cool air currents at altitude.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOr in the "sand devil" that formed yesterday in Zapponeta in Apulia, captured in a (viral) video by some motorists along provincial road 76 in the Foggia area.
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