Italy has placed almost all of its major cities under the highest “red” heat alert: a new heat wave caused by a subtropical anticyclone from North Africa is ravaging the Southern European country.
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As massive wildfires have been raging in Spain for days, a firefighter wrote an open letter that is being widely shared around the world.
Forest fires in Southern Europe are escalating. A massive fire is raging on the Greek island of Crete, which local media say is “out of control.”
A man over the age of 75 has died in Germany after contracting a Vibrio infection during a stay on the Baltic Sea. The Berlin health agency Lageso confirmed on Tuesday that this is the third case recorded in the German capital this summer.
The United States is dealing with a notable outbreak of the intestinal parasite Cyclospora this summer, and the source remains unknown for now. What began with infections in Michigan has since spread to 41 states, with thousands of confirmed cases and even more suspected cases, according to recent CDC figures.
The devastating wildfire in the French department of Gironde is far from under control and may continue to rage for weeks or even months. The warning came on Monday morning from Fire Lieutenant Colonel David Annotel via franceinfo. “It will take several more weeks, if not months, before we can definitively report that the fire has been extinguished,” he said.
Europe has been suffering from persistent heat and drought for weeks, and the impact remains devastating, especially in Southern Europe. Major wildfires are raging in France and Spain, resulting in mass evacuations, destroyed homes, and increasing warnings for tourists and residents.
On Friday evening, a striking fireball was visible in the sky in various parts of the Netherlands. This led to remarkable images and reactions on social media. The light phenomenon was reported from Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Emmen, Vlieland, and Zwolle, among other places.
A summer evening in Orbicciano, Tuscany, ended in tragedy. While the family was preparing for a barbecue, a wolf reportedly entered their unfenced yard and targeted a two-year-old toddler who was playing.