The European record of 49 degrees Centigrade in Syracuse, Sicily. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation.

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The European record of 49 degrees Centigrade in Syracuse, Sicily. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation.

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