Sardinia Faces Heatwave as European Tourists Rethink Mediterranean

Filing from Cagliari — Italy is enduring a severe heatwave that has pushed temperatures to 41C in some regions, killed a farm worker in a greenhouse, and forced hundreds to evacuate by sea from wildfires on the Adriatic coast, according to The Local Italy. The same outlet reports that European tourists, wincing under recurrent heatwaves, are now favouring 'coolcations' in northern Europe over traditional Mediterranean breaks.

The Guardian, in an editorial on the fires sweeping south-west France and other parts of Europe, warned that 'climate policies are being deprioritised' even as global heating accelerates. The piece noted that a new vocabulary — including the term 'fire-fighter' for a blaze of unprecedented scale — has entered the emergency services lexicon.