Sicilian residents describe scorching heat as a "new kind of lockdown"

In Sicily, unusually high temperatures have become a daily reality rather than an exception, with residents in one town comparing life under the relentless heat to a "new kind of lockdown." People are staying indoors to avoid the extreme conditions, which locals see as a clear sign of accelerating climate change.

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