EnvironmentSicily hits 48.8°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe was reported on 11 August. The town of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily reached 48.8°C, 0.8°C higher than the previous European record ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ
EnvironmentHow a Norwegian island is already living our climate change future As the world awaits the next key IPCC climate report, the rapidly warming Arctic archipelago of Svalbard provides a glimpse into the future for other parts of Earth that are changing more slowly ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ