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Sardinia faces extreme heat as latest heatwave grips the Mediterranean
Sardinia is bracing for extreme temperatures this weekend as a heatwave reaches its peak across the Mediterranean region.
Gavino Sanna · 258 words
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Geography & climate
Mediterranean, windy, increasingly dry.
A large, ancient, granite island — mountains, the Costa Smeralda, sparse interior, long coasts.
Economy & culture
Tourism, agriculture and pastoralism, energy and petrochemicals, a fragile interior economy.
The nuraghi and a pre-Roman past, the Sardinian language, shepherding, a strong island identity.