Deaths of 4 elderly people in 2 days linked to intense heat

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 14 - The deaths of four elderly people over the last two days has been linked to the intense heatwave Italy is currently suffering.
    The fourth person to die was a 70-year-old man who collapsed on a beach at Giovinazzo, near Bari, on Sunday.
    Two of the other deaths on Saturday were also at beaches in the southern region of Puglia, while the other suspected heat-related fatality of an elderly person was in Rome. At the moment 11 Italian cities are on red alert for the heat, meaning it is so intense it is a threat to active healthy people and not just the vulnerable.
    They are: Ancona, Bologna, Campobasso, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Perugia, Rieti, Pescara, Rome and Viterbo.
    The intense heat is forecast to continue at least until the end of the month.
    Scientists say the climate crisis caused by human greenhouse gas emissions is making extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts, supercharged storms and flooding more frequent and more intense.
    Although there are many sources of the greenhouse gases that are causing global heating, the main driver is the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal, sales of which generate huge profits for the world's energy giants.
    While southern and central regions bake in the heat, many areas of northern Italy have been experiencing another face of the climate crisis, with torrential rain and storms causing flooding and landslides, provoking considerable damage and disruption.
    (ANSA).