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The Lucifer anticyclone arrives: the heat wave hits the Marca. Some advice

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TREVISO. The Lucifer anticyclone has arrived in our country, the Treviso area is preparing to face the hottest week of the summer. Constant temperatures above 36 ° are primarily a health emergency.

The health of the most fragile people is at risk: the great heat combined with the heat puts a strain on the cardiovascular system and exposes them to the risk of dehydration and heat stroke. The Treviso hospitals have all been alerted, the emergency room and the districts for the management of heatstroke have been strengthened. The cordial floor is active, the maximum attention.

THE POINT

“We expect an increase in requests for assistance starting from the third day of the heat wave, this is the trend we have observed in recent years. We believe that the increase in calls may occur in the second half of the week if Lucifer leads to a prolonged spike in temperatures “he predicts Marialuisa Ferramosca, head of SUEM 118 of Ulss 2.

Also in the field are family doctors and pharmacists who are taking steps to sensitize patients on the correct behaviors to be adopted to help the body cope with the heat wave. Emergency numbers to be contacted in case of medical assistance are issued by the Municipalities.

«At this juncture we have a total average of 320 daily calls to 118 which generate an average of 150 interventions in the area for various problems. With heat waves we usually go up to around 400 calls a day, with an increase in requests for help for pathologies linked to heat »continues Dr. Ferramosca.

The Suem 118 operations center is in constant contact with the Arpav that monitors air quality and the perceived discomfort due to the heat. “We are not yet in the red zone” underlines the director of the service, but in the event of worsening of the weather the whole health network of the Brand is ready to respond, thanks to the experience gained over the years to intercept heat-related disturbances in a short time.

SUBJECTS AT RISK

People who work in agriculture, on road construction sites or in construction with strong exposure to the sun, the elderly who live alone and without air conditioning, people with previous chronic diseases, sportsmen who train outdoors and children are among the subjects who must pay more attention to heatstroke.

The operational plan is already in place: the Municipality of Treviso has developed a free summer reception service for residents over 65 years of age. Until August 31st, all interested seniors can contact the elderly center in via Castello d’Amore to benefit from a cooled environment where they spend the hottest hours of the day. The facility is open from Monday to Saturday from 3pm to 6.30pm and on Sunday from 9am to 12pm and from 3pm to 6.30pm. Reservations are required on the toll-free number 800 938844. Upon request, transport can be made by contacting Auser or Anteas.

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

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To protect yourself from the heat it is necessary to put into practice some simple rules of behavior: avoid going out during the hottest hours of the day and in case of outdoor walks it is good to use headgear, sunglasses, light and loose cotton clothes, bringing with you a bottle of water to drink.

To keep the house cool, close the shutters of the facades of the house exposed to the sun and open the windows in the evening and morning hours to promote ventilation.

Nutrition is also important, you must drink as much as possible, at least two liters of water a day, even if you do not feel thirsty. Consume light and frequent meals based on fruit, vegetables and some ice cream, it is better to reduce the use of alcohol and coffee.

How to recognize heatstroke? It manifests itself with muscle cramps, fatigue, confusion, malaise, nausea, headache. Body temperature can exceed 40 °. These are signs that should not be underestimated, so it is necessary to rest in a cool place, drink plenty of water and help the body with cool showers. In the event of aggravation of symptoms or loss of consciousness, a doctor should be contacted immediately.

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USEFUL NUMBERS

Remote assistance and remote control

The public service has been activated. In case of discomfort related to the scorching heat it is available the regional toll-free number 800 535535.

The operators of the Tele-assistance and Remote Control service are available 24 hours a day to respond to emergencies of a social-assistance nature. In the event of serious symptoms related to exposure to the sun, heat stroke or thermal shock, the 118 works with the Suem teams to operate in the most delicate situations that require medical intervention.

For seniors over 65, residing in the Municipality of Treviso, a welcome service is available in a cooled environment at center of via Castello d’Amore near the former Foro Boario. To reserve a seat, just call the toll-free number 800 938844.

In recent days, the Ulss of Marca has released a series of videos on social media to raise awareness among the Treviso population on the precautions to be taken to avoid the inconveniences related to the heatwave while preserving the body.

A series of information brochures is also available in the districts and in the clinics of family doctors and pediatricians with useful numbers to contact in case of need.

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THE METEOROLOGIST

Iannicelli: “15 days of hell and then watch out for thunderstorms”

In its name the promise of hellish heat. The Lucifer anticyclone, explained by Giancarlo Iannicelli, general of the military meteorological service, will keep us company for a long time, giving hot days and torrid nights. All aggravated by high levels of humidity that will make the Treviso people gasp.

«Lucifer consists of a heat wave associated with the Azores anticyclone, which comes from the Atlantic bringing summer, and a front of hot air from Africa. This combination is creating a sort of bell above our heads that prevents the fresh and disturbed air from entering ».

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The Marca Trevigiana is therefore no exception and from Monday it has been hit by a front of good weather combined with the heat wave. “We will settle on temperatures that on average will oscillate between 35 ° and 37 ° C” predicts the meteorologist Iannicelli. Clear skies and a cloud of humidity will keep us company until August 15th and beyond.

«There are all the conditions for Lucifer stay with us for a fortnightSays the expert, looking with concern at what will happen next. In particular, reading the signs of climate change that are becoming more and more evident on a planetary scale but also at a local level. «The great heat present in the atmosphere means having a lot of suspended energy. As soon as the cold air manages to pierce the Lucifer anticyclone, there is a risk that it will act as a fuse to violent storms. A danger, especially in our areas close to the reliefs ».

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AGRICULTURE

Coldiretti is already on the alert: “After the hottest July watch out for corn, soy and grapes”

They call it water stress, what it mostly affects corn and soy, which need water the most. But the Marca also fears for the young vineyards of the new plants: the additional irrigations have already been started to cushion the effects of “Lucifer”.

Coldiretti is on alert, on the eve of probably the hottest days of the year, which fall after a very hot July, indeed the hottest of the decade. Drought and fires, in some areas of Italy, are heavy specters, terrible where arson has destroyed hectares and hectares of land; but also in the Marca and in Veneto the situation is very serious. We are not yet at an emergency, but we are squaring around the productions most at risk, with one eye on the thermometer and one on the fields of corn, soybeans and the rows of plains and hills.

The damage remains, incalculable. Coldiretti recalls those of the fires that destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of woods and Mediterranean scrub with charred trees, olive groves, destroyed pastures and a real slaughter of animals.

And now the drought: “There is a risk of exceeding one billion on a national scale, warns the association,”there are cuts in the forecasts ranging between 5 and 10% for the harvest, 10% for wheat while national fruit is practically halved with drops of 30% for cherries, 40% for peaches and nectarines up to 50% for apricots, compared to a normal year ».

The month of July, the hottest in recent European history, also affected, with a temperature 1.4 degrees higher than the average of the last thirty years (in the world we are 0.33 on average from 1991 to 2020).

The weather data were processed on the basis of the feedback provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S): July 2021, in Italy, was the hottest in recent history in Europe and even the third in the world.

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«We are also facing in Italy», Coldiretti underlines, «at consequences of climate change with a tendency to tropicalization and the multiplication of extreme events with a higher frequency of violent events, seasonal delays, short and intense rainfall and the rapid transition from bad weather to African heat ». Hence the renewed appeal to institutions to “defend the Italian agricultural heritage” and encourage “the availability of fertile land with adequate social, cultural and economic recognition of the role of activity in the countryside and in the protection of the woods”.

And he also spent his time on this front the national president Ettore Prandini, hoping for bureaucratic streamlining, infrastructures such as zero-impact storage basins, and a noticeable acceleration in the approval of the law on land consumption, still standing in Parliament for almost a decade.

(Andrea Passerini)

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THE INTERVIEW

Polegato: «But the greatest damage was caused by too many hailstorms

“It didn’t take us, we come from an already hot month of July but above all from the hailstorms, which were the scourge of this 2021”.

Giorgio Polegato, provincial president of Coldiretti, scans the horizon of a summer that he and his associates will find it hard to forget.

«The forecasts are not good, but as always we will try to equip ourselves with support and emergency irrigation. Let’s hope so, our territory has already had very significant damage, as never before ».

You seem more concerned with hail than with drought.

«That the temperature has risen in recent years is an established fact, but as a sector we are equipped, starting with corn and soy, which are the two crops that most need irrigation. But there is water, it is supplied, there will be overtime, but at least so far everything falls within a more “extreme” heat picture. What was not expected was the intensity of the bad weather ».

A year-long 2021, farmers say.

“We have seen night hailstorms, unprecedented phenomena. Even in living memory, the violence of thunderstorms is striking, their territorial diffusion that reaches almost everywhere from the Pedemontana to the border with Venice, their frequency, sometimes recurrence. No, the weather of these years is no longer that of the past ».

How do you defend yourself? The anti-hail guns?

«Well, often the showers are so sudden that you don’t have time to anticipate them. Even with respect to the heat, I believe that the only way left is insurance, we are making our associates aware of using this defense tool. Even the latest statistics show that for the last 4 years the damage has increased with geometric progression ».

Hot topic. Could there be effects on the supply chain and therefore on prices for us consumers?

“With very few exceptions, there is a stable picture, at least in production. Of course, if demand exceeds supply, price increases inevitably trigger. An important test will be the evaluation of grapes and Prosecco at the end of the month ». –

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