Italy divided in two: storms in the north and record heat in the south

Italy divided in two storms in the north and record

(Finance) – During the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Bad weather has hit Northern Italy hard, while the South continues to suffer under the grip of the Caronte anticyclone. The northern regions have experienced a rapidly worsening weather conditions, with strong thunderstorms that caused landslides and road closures, particularly between Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto.

There Civil protection has issued a warning of adverse weather conditions for Northern Italy, forecasting heavy rainfall, hailstorms and strong gusts of wind in regions such as Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano. landslides They blocked crucial roads such as the Fvg 355 in Sappada and the regional road 465 in the upper Pesarina Valley, but fortunately there were no victims or vehicles involved.

In the meantime, at the Central-Southern Italy, the Caronte anticyclone continues to dominatekeeping temperatures at extreme values. The South is expected to reach heat peaks up to 43 degrees on the weekend, the hottest of the year. The yellow alert has been issued for several regions, including the Autonomous Province of Trento, Basilicata, Calabria, Abruzzo, Molise and Puglia, due to the forecasted meteorological phenomena.

TO Venice, Civil Protection has issued an alert for possible heavy showers and hail this evening, based on data from the decentralized functional center of the Veneto Region. Italy is therefore facing an extremely contrasting climate situation, with hydrogeological risks in the North and climate emergencies in the South.

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