Italy on red alert, Hungary turns off the lights as Europe’s heatwave takes toll

ROME/BUDAPEST – Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatures on Aug 6 while Hungary turned off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on large parts of Europe.Europe, the world’s f

The current heatwave has exposed vulnerabilities in public health systems, power generation, transportation networks and tourism infrastructure, forcing governments to adapt to more frequent periods of extreme weather.

No sign of scorching temperatures letting up say weather forecasters

Italy's Health Ministry has placed all 27 of its major cities under a maximum red warning as the country's fourth heatwave of the summer intensifies, with temperatures climbing towards 40C

Temperatures could hit 28C by midday on Tuesday, making heatwave conditions official