Italian government issues its highest heat alert level for all 27 major cities
Aug 07, 2026
Rome [Italy], August 7: The Italian government on Thursday issued its highest heat alert level - the red alert - for all the country's 27 major cities monitored by the Italian Health Department, as temperatures of more than 35 degrees Celsius persist.
A red alert is issued by the government in Rome when there is extreme heat combined with high humidity. This means there are acute health risks not only for older people and other risk groups but also for healthy people and those who are physically active. The alert level now applies from north to south, from Bolzano in South Tyrol to Palermo on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
