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"A fierce anticyclone named after Cerberus, a three-headed monster-dog that
features in Dante’s
Inferno, had not even ended before Italians were warned
that a more intense one called Caronte, or Charon, who in Greek mythology was
the ferryman of the dead, was on its way.
Italy sweltered in temperatures reaching highs of 38C over the weekend, while
Caronte will grip the country from Monday, sending the mercury beyond 40C in
central and southern regions, with the islands of Sicily and Sardinia possibly
hitting a peak of 48C.
Italians are used to hot summers. But not this hot, especially as the
consecutive heatwaves struck abruptly, and followed a spring and early summer
marked by storms, flooding and below average temperatures."
Via Glyn Moody and Kevin O'Brien.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
