2021-08-11 7f7d2240468959baf84420e615f5e407ec8825f6 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1796F/production/_119832669_hi069325088.jpg <1eb0fd8ecb3f57eb19c86633d09a8bc4a869d9aa>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1796F/production/_119832669_hi069325088.jpg 63 Climate change in Europe 1 /wiki/climate%20change%20in%20europe Europe 172 /wiki/europe Italy 116 /wiki/italy Sicily 37 /wiki/sicily World Meteorological Organization 71 /wiki/world%20meteorological%20organization heatwave 2 /wiki/heatwave wildfires 14 /wiki/2021%20sicily%20wildfires Climate change in Europe Europe Italy Sicily World Meteorological Organization heatwave wildfires Climate change in Europe 2021-08-5 b54359e1ba607ab1d941ceb6fb47123b06adffa8 7 Italy Sicily 2 /feed/2021/08/5/thousands-of-firefighters-and-water-bombing-aircraft-are-deployed-as-wildfires-continue-to-spread-across-italy-amid-an-u Thousands of firefighters and water-bombing aircraft are deployed as wildfires continue to spread across Italy amid an unprecedented heat wave caused by a heat dome event over southeast Europe. Hundreds of people are evacuated on Sardinia and Sicily, with Sardinian President Christian Solinas describing the situation as an "unprecedented disaster." 2021-07-25 edb8bd1f6734db63d622257e58468963e7ddccc7 /feed/2021/07/25/massive-fires-in-the-region-of-sardinia-italy-damage-buildings-forces-the-evacuation-of-1500-people-and-destroy-200 Massive fires in the region of Sardinia, Italy, damage buildings, forces the evacuation of 1,500 people and destroy 20,000 hectares. Italy has asked for help from other European countries to battle the fires. 1627304822 2021-07-25 24c818b18b5c8626454b79611bb8b8b62079901a /feed/2021/07/25/massive-fires-in-the-region-of-sardinia-italy-damage-buildings-and-forces-the-evacuation-of-355-people-italy-has-aske Massive fires in the region of Sardinia, Italy, damage buildings and forces the evacuation of 355 people. Italy has asked for help from other European countries to battle the fires. 1627297635 2021-07-25 bd9fdca476532bdceee922b3cb34fc576d17116a /feed/2021/07/25/massive-fires-in-the-region-of-sardinia-italy-damage-buidings-and-forces-the-evacuation-of-355-people-italy-has-asked Massive fires in the region of Sardinia, Italy, damage buidings and forces the evacuation of 355 people. Italy has asked for help from other European countries to battle the fires. 1627261613 2021-07-25 71fc811ca4327a3364222b328b9fcc25e512117b /feed/2021/07/25/massive-fires-in-the-region-of-sardinia-italy-damage-budings-and-forces-the-evacuation-of-355-people-italy-has-asked Massive fires in the region of Sardinia, Italy, damage budings and forces the evacuation of 355 people. Italy has asked help to other European countries to battle the fires. 1627247234 2021-07-25 10b99e2b8331f3397e0e8ee0c88896457276b9ee 12 Europe Italy 2 /feed/2021/07/25/massive-fires-in-the-region-of-sardinia-italy-damage-buildings-force-the-evacuation-of-1500-people-and-destroy-2000 Massive fires in the region of Sardinia, Italy, damage buildings, force the evacuation of 1,500 people and destroy 20,000 hectares of land. Italy has asked for help from other European countries to battle the fires. 2020-12-12 b76f16583e3776f9b4fd261f2b4f8a402e15cfe6 23 Europe Italy 2 /feed/2020/12/12/italy-reaches-64036-total-deaths-from-covid-19-surpassing-the-united-kingdom-to-have-the-highest-death-toll-in-europe Italy reaches 64,036 total deaths from COVID-19, surpassing the United Kingdom to have the highest death toll in Europe. 2020-05-5 357d6557d653f15eb5b4effba7bafe54cc024b62 11 Europe Italy 2 /feed/2020/05/5/the-department-of-health-and-social-care-reports-that-the-death-toll-from-covid-19-in-the-united-kingdom-stands-at-2942 The Department of Health and Social Care reports that the death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom stands at 29,427, which is now the highest in Europe, after surpassing Italy. 2019-09-2 07b2710d99fd2c50cb7ec6f6292b1464e0c01fc6 12 Italy Sicily 2 /feed/2019/09/2/italian-police-seize-a-migrant-rescue-boat-after-it-spent-over-a-week-stranded-at-sea-unable-to-find-a-port-to-accept-it Italian police seize a migrant rescue boat after it spent over a week stranded at sea unable to find a port to accept it; over 100 migrants begin to disembark in Sicily. 2018-12-24 f156bc007f1044abe92041a67b19e1231f543140 4 Italy Sicily 2 /feed/2018/12/24/mount-etna-erupts-causing-the-closure-of-catania-fontanarossa-airport-in-sicily-italy Mount Etna erupts, causing the closure of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily, Italy. 2018-11-4 1b519fbee567af138bb8634c6c1c692205261f1c 3 Italy Sicily 2 /feed/2018/11/4/heavy-floods-affect-palermo-in-sicily-italy-killing-twelve-people-the-total-death-toll-of-the-floods-and-strong-winds Heavy floods affect Palermo in Sicily, Italy, killing twelve people. The total death toll of the floods and strong winds in the country rises to 31 people. 2018-03-28 def39d38b779ee2a2e0fb562ce04599e1bb05a16 20 Italy Sicily 2 /feed/2018/03/28/a-judge-in-catania-italy-upholds-the-seizure-of-a-proactiva-open-arms-ship-that-brought-migrants-to-sicily-after-refus A judge in Catania, Italy, upholds the seizure of a Proactiva Open Arms ship that brought migrants to Sicily after refusing to hand them over to the Libyan Coast Guard. 2017-03-16 51fb84303c45c159fd537da32f6a2edb9b549775 4 Italy Sicily 2 /feed/2017/03/16/an-eruption-at-mount-etna-on-the-italian-island-of-sicily-injures-at-least-ten-people-including-several-in-a-bbc-news-c An eruption at Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily injures at least ten people, including several in a BBC News crew. 2015-11-12 584f5668dce9d13faa8380f2b103f1a66371a59c 12 Europe Italy 2 /feed/2015/11/12/more-than-a-dozen-alleged-isis-linked-terrorist-members-of-rawti-shax-a-european-offshoot-of-the-iraqi-kurdish-jihadis More than a dozen alleged ISIS-linked, terrorist members of Rawti Shax, a European offshoot of the Iraqi Kurdish jihadist network Ansar al-Islam, are arrested in a coordinated, multi-nation sweep by police across Europe. The operation dismantled an integrated cell in Italy, the United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, and Germany. The group is accused of radicalizing fighters, planning attacks targeting Norwegian and British diplomats in the Middle East, and planning to establish a caliphate in Iraq's Kurdistan region. /feed/2021/08/11/amid-an-unprecedented-heatwave-and-wildfires-regional-authorities-report-a-temperature-reading-of-488degc-1198degf BBC 11 1eb0fd8ecb3f57eb19c86633d09a8bc4a869d9aa 8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58130893 2021 If the registered reading is verified, it will be hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe. Amid an unprecedented heatwave and wildfires, regional authorities report a temperature reading of 48.8°C (119.8°F) on the island of Sicily. If verified by the World Meteorological Organization it would be the hottest temperature ever recorded in Italy and Europe.