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A Sicilian town sends an omen of a much hotter future
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A Sicilian town sends an omen of a much hotter future

Floridia may have hit 124 degrees Fahrenheit this week, possibly the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe, offering Italy and the entire Mediterranean a preview of things to come.
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Sicily registers record-high temperature as heat wave sweeps Italian island
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Sicily registers record-high temperature as heat wave sweeps Italian island

A monitoring station on the island reported a temperature of 119.84 Fahrenheit, 48.8 degrees Celsius, on Wednesday. If verified, it would be the highest ever recorded in Europe.
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China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

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Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system