full sized sd scan that s been created. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there ve been dramatic scenes in northern italy after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extreme weather comes as scientists warned that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years. and a key temperature threshold is likely to be breached for the first time which is a rise in global temperature by 1.5 degrees celsius, above pre industrial levels. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 degrees celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteorological organisatio
i m frightened, i m frightened, says this woman as she drives through floodwaters on an italian motorway. today s report comes as a number of people have been reported killed and several are missing after heavy rains caused extensive flooding in northern italy. the grand prix circuit at imola has flooded, and this weekend s race has been cancelled. our changing climate will make this kind of intense rainfall more common in future, say climate scientists. justin rowlatt, bbc news. earlier i spoke to heatwave researcher chloe brimicomb about whether government s are doing enough to face up to this. i don t think governments have done enough. we know that the 1.5 level of warming, currently with contributions to reduce emissions by governmen,t could be overshot and we could see two to three degrees of above pre industrial temperatures warming.