The return of Scipio Africanus

[Jona Lendering]

Enjoy!

[Vindex]

I would if my Italian was better...

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Same here unfortunately. i suppose a copy and paste to Bing translator might work...

[Robert Vermaat]

Or Google Translate. Why do they bother I wonder?

Here "Scipio Africanus"
ten days above 35 degrees
Above average temperatures throughout Italy, especially in the Centre and South Islands, with peaks in the middle of next week. Queues on the roads towards the city by the sea. Alarm even in the tent city of Modena

ROME - The heat has not kept you waiting. "Scipio Africanus", was renamed as the anticyclone from the Sahara, arrived in Italy making up the columns of mercury to - and beyond - 35 °. Higher temperatures will last at least ten days and will peak around Wednesday and Thursday.

Scipio, as experts say, is an extended structure anticyclonic Saharan Africa with roots that extend to Central and Eastern Europe, hitting Italy directly. The wedge of high pressure will be capable of pumping hot air into the Mediterranean for about ten days. A period of sunshine, then, throughout the peninsula, except for local temporary cloudiness with occasional rain in the Alps and the Po Valley area high.

The temperatures will exceed 30 ° of all Italy, but the peak is reached around the middle of next week with record peaks around 40 ° South and between the major islands, 36/38 ° to the center on areas of inland plain and up to 34/36 ° to the north on the central eastern Po Valley. Lots of water, fresh fruit and vegetables and light clothing are some of the tricks listed by the Ministry of Health 2, to avoid the heat in the Ten Commandments posted on its website.

The concern also affects the Emilia, after warning earthquakes must run the hot alert for 15 thousand displaced people living in tent camps. In Modena, the temperature reached 32 degrees and should rise again today, with highs near 40 degrees received.

AFA also affected traffic. Long lines of cars formed in the morning to the seaside. But not only has strong outbound traffic from the big city, this morning, from north to south, but without critical details, at least until the late morning. Slowdowns from the Piemonte Liguria and Bologna towards the seaside resort of the Riviera. Long lines of cars formed in the morning even to the seaside towns of the Veneto. The traffic police report major slowdown towards the east coast - Jesolo, Bibione and Caorle - and towards Chioggia and Submarine.

A thought, then, goes to stray dogs and cats: the AIDAA, the Italian Association for Defense of Animals, asking merchants to leave out a bowl of water from the store to quench their thirst.

It is not the first time June record heatwaves important: in 2007 lasted ten days, with record highs of 47 ° on June 25 in Foggia, Bari 45 °, 44 ° to Catania. Just as in 2003 with a peak of 34-36 ° in Milan between 10th and June 15th and 37th grades in Ferrara. And spring, now that we said goodbye, was, according to Coldiretti, the sixth warmest for two centuries, with a temperature of 1.29 ° above average.
(June 17, 2012)

[Narukami]

Oh .....

So that's what it's all about.

hock: :? :oops:

Scipio lives, but I'd wager he was hoping for a somewhat more noble memorial. I wonder how many people reading that article do not know who Scipio was? :?

Thanks Robert!

:wink:

Narukami

[Redguru]

I wonder if that has anything to do with the milder than normal temperatures here in FL?

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

All this time I was thinking Scipio was a real person....more fool me!!

[M. Demetrius]

Yeah, GJC, now we find out he is just a big bag of hot air.

[Robert Vermaat]

I was thinking of him more like a bit of a hothead...