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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nItaly issued a red heatwave alert for Rome on Thursday, becoming the latest European country to take urgent action as record temperatures sweep across the continent. Britain and France have already recorded their hottest ever May days this week. Several people have died in both countries, mostly in drowning accidents linked to the heat.\n\n#### Which Italian cities are on red heatwave alert?\n\nItaly's red alert covers Rome, Florence, Bologna, Brescia, and Turin. The country had largely escaped the worst temperatures until Thursday, when officials warned residents in those cities to stay out of the sun. The alert, the first red-level warning of the year in Italy, flagged possible health risks even for healthy, active people.\n\nScientists say human-driven climate change is making extreme weather events more intense and more frequent. Heatwaves, droughts, and floods are all becoming harder to manage as global temperatures rise. The pattern seen across Europe this week fits squarely within those projections.\n\n#### How hot is it in Rome right now?\n\nTemperatures in Rome hit 32C on Thursday, prompting tourists to seek shade and drink water to stay cool. Spanish visitor Nana Martinez Garcia, cooling down outside the Colosseum, said she and her travel companion were staying in the shade wherever possible. U.S. tourist Josh Ren said his strategy was to rise early, take frequent breaks, and spend the hottest hours in air-conditioned restaurants or museums.\n\n#### How is France coping with the Europe heatwave?\n\nMuch of France continued to swelter on Thursday despite the worst of the heat easing in Britain. Paris remained on orange alert, with temperatures expected to reach 34C, according to national weather service Meteo France. The city had already set records on Monday and Tuesday.\n\nA school in the southwest was forced to close on Thursday and Friday afternoon after corridor temperatures reached 53C on Tuesday, making pupils ill. One local official in the Landes region said a student had fainted and vomited. The closures reflected how severely the heat affected everyday life beyond major cities.\n\n#### How is the heatwave affecting the French Open?\n\nPlayers at the French Open on the outskirts of Paris have been struggling with the conditions, with one collapsing after a grueling match. Ground staff have been spraying the clay courts with water after every set to manage the heat. Head maintenance worker Philippe Vaillant said the courts are fully flooded at the end of each day to replenish the moisture in the different layers of clay.\n\n#### Which other European countries are on heat alert?\n\nSpain's national weather office Aemet issued heat alerts on Thursday for parts of the northeast and north, where temperatures were forecast to reach 37C on Friday. The office described conditions across Spain as extraordinarily high for the time of year, more typical of summer than spring. It predicted temperatures would ease noticeably the following week.",
  "title": "Italy issues red heatwave alert as record temperatures bake Europe"
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