Italy: Strong Winds and Tornado Hit Rome, Leaving Trails of Damage 5

Strong winds and a tornado struck Rome on Wednesday, June 3, toppling trees, disrupting traffic and blowing a market stall into a parked car.

Italy: Strong Winds and Tornado Hit Rome, Leaving Trails of Damage 4

Strong winds and a tornado struck Rome on Wednesday, June 3, toppling trees, disrupting traffic and blowing a market stall into a parked car.

Italy: Strong Winds and Tornado Hit Rome, Leaving Trails of Damage 2

Strong winds and a tornado struck Rome on Wednesday, June 3, toppling trees, disrupting traffic and blowing a market stall into a parked car.

N. Italy sees hottest Oct. since 1800

STORY: N. Italy sees hottest Oct. since 1800 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in park and traffic STORYLINE: Large swathes of northern Italy this year experienced the hottest October since records began in 1800, Italy's National Research Council said Tuesday. Temperatures reached 3.18 degrees Celsius above normal levels in the northern part of the country, the Council said. However, in Italy as a whole, temperatures were high but not record-breaking. The Council said they were 2.08 degrees Celsius higher than normal, the second-highest increase compared to normal levels, just behind the record of 2.13 degrees Celsius reached in 2001. The new data comes from Giulio Betti, a meteorologist and climatologist with the National Research Council. In addition to the high temperatures, much of the country has also suffered from a lack of rainfall, and an increase in extreme weather events including storms, floods, and strong winds. The