there have been red alert heat warnings in 16 italian cities today. the italian weather agency say they ve never seen anything like this in terms of intensity, duration and number of areas affected. locals and tourists here are being urged to take this seriously, to stay indoors in the afternoon, stay hydrated and take care of the elderly. and it s notjust europe. in the us, millions of americans have been experiencing extreme temperatures too. this is the death valley in california. it s one of the hottest places on earth and it could be about to set a new record. the official record is 134 degrees fahrenheit. that was all the way back in 1913. there is some controversy around that but it is still recognised as the hottest reliably recorded temperature on earth. but we haven t hit 130 here in death valley for over, really, for over 100
years we didn t hit it. and then in 2020 we got 130. in 2021 we got 130. and then we might hit it again this weekend. last year more than 60,000 people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. and with this heatwave expected to continue well into next week, there is no respite in sight. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. let s ta ke let s take a look at some of the other stories and headlines. nelson matters was the founder and editor of a news website focusing on coverage of violence in the western state of guerrero. he was shot several times outside a shop on saturday night. mr matus is the second journalist killed in mexico injust over a week. a united nations supertanker has arrived off the coast
to our colleagues there. hello. 0ur spell of fairly unsettled sort of mid july weather continues. temperatures not doing great for the time of year, but we will have some sunshine around over the next couple of days. showers as we head through the week at times, temperatures a little below average for some of us. but the driest weather will be found towards the south east because we re closer to high pressure sitting across europe at the moment. but low pressure across scandinavia drifts its way northeast with fewer isobars on the map on monday, certainly compared to what we ve seen through the weekend. so not as breezy first thing monday morning. few showers from the word go for western parts of england and wales as they drift eastwards.
in the afternoon, stay hydrated and take care of the elderly. and it s notjust europe. in the us, millions of americans have been experiencing extreme temperatures too. this is the death valley in california. it s one of the hottest places on earth and it could be about to set a new record. the official record is 134 degrees fahrenheit. that was all the way back in 1913. there is some controversy around that but it is still recognised as the hottest reliably recorded temperature on earth. but we haven t hit 130 here in death valley for over, really, for over 100 years we didn t hit it. and then in 2020 we got 130. in 2021 we got 130. and then we might hit it again this weekend. last year more than 60,000 people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. and with this heatwave expected to continue well into next week, there is no respite in sight. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. the last ship to sail under a soon to expire, un brokered grain deal has left the ukraine s black sea
in 2021 we got 130. and then we might hit it again this weekend. last year more than 60,000 people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. and with this heatwave expected to continue well into next week, there is no respite in sight. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. the united states is seeing record temperatures, with nearly a third of the country under heat advisories. an all time high of 48 degrees was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. earlier i spoke to meteorologist matthew cappucci who told me more. matthew, how would you describe what s causing it? most definitely, so we re talking something called a heat dome, a sprawling ridge of high pressure that brings hot, dry, sinking air. essentially, it s like a magic forcefield in the atmosphere. and that does a couple of things. number one, it pushes the jet