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Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record

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Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent.

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  1. The Guardian

    Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert (opens The Guardian)

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    Move comes as fourth heatwave of summer intensifies, edging temperatures in some areas close to 40C Italy is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in the south, under the highest heat alert as the fourth heatwave to hit the country this summer intensifies.

  2. WHNT

    Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record (opens WHNT)

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    WHNT's feed description

    Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent.

  3. France 24

    Italy places all major cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the country's northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave across much of Europe toppled temperature records and disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries.

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