The record for the highest temperature in European history was broken in August 2021, when 48.8C was registered in Floridia, a town in Italy's Sicilian province of Syracuse. In Italy, meanwhile, temperatures could soon reach as high as 48 degrees Celsius on the islands of Sardinia and Sicily. Scientists at the European Space Agency said that record could be broken again in the coming days. The Italian Meteorological Society (SMI), meanwhile, told CNBC that it was not yet possible to forecast whether Europe's temperature record would soon be equaled or surpassed. Researchers say global heating is strongly increasing the odds of heatwaves such as the one currently sizzling in countries across Europe.

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Persons: 48.8C Organizations: European Space Agency, Italian Meteorological Society, CNBC Locations: Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, Italy, Floridia, Italy's Sicilian, Syracuse, Europe, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Sicily, Rome, Florence, Bologna