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Blistering temperatures have assaulted the Maltese Islands for much of summer 2021, but it looks like the sun is only getting started.
An apparently quite rare intense heatwave is currently making its way to the Mediterranean and beyond… and Malta’s in for 40°C highs by this weekend.
Numerous local forecasting pages have been warning of an incoming rise in temperatures, but with days to go and the sun already blisteringly hot, it looks all but confirmed.
By no means cool, today’s highs of 33°C will soon pale in comparison to temperatures that are set to feel as hot as 40°C – and more!
Marsa residents and activists say plans to relocate an oil tank cleaning operation to the inner harbour town should be called off immediately, with no studies and or consultation preceding the delicate decision.
Last month, Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg announced the transfer from Fort Ricasoli to the Mediterranean Offshore Bunkering Company site in Marsa, after years of complaints by Kalkara residents over emissions from the facility.
Borg said that Ricasoli Port Facility Ltd would take over the operations and workers of the MOBC. The facility is used to clean the tanks of oil tankers before they enter shipyards for repairs.
The second day of the Malta Sustainability Forum, organised by APS Bank, offered another selection of modules featuring top international local and foreign experts in their fields.
The first module on yesterday’s agenda focused on ‘Food for Planetary Well-being’. With speakers from all corners of the globe, the panel discussed in detail aspects of food sustainability – how human behaviour in terms of the food we eat and how it is sourced and produced is linked to climate change, biodiversity and food security. The discussion also highlighted the basic human right to food, as society races towards the 2030 target for the United Nations’ second sustainability goal – zero hunger.