43.5 degrees in Berchidda, 42.9 in Iglesias. 35 degrees in Fonni and Tempio Pausania. These are some of the temperatures recorded yesterday in Sardinia, combined with a heavy heat. And in the next few days the average won't change much because after the Cerberus anticyclone Charon is arriving and the mercury column will again exceed 40 degrees. Cagliari for tomorrow is among the "special observed" cities in the heat alert raised from yellow to orange, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

Hospitals and community centers in the Municipalities are ready to face the risks to the health of the population, especially for the elderly, children and the chronically ill.

But excess heat, the experts point out, can put everyone in a condition of greater risk: the thermoregulation system is in trouble, blood pressure drops and the heart accelerates. In addition to these problems there are also those of a mental nature with consequences on cognitive abilities, self-control, and behaviors.

An advice? Don't neglect sociality, loneliness can have important consequences.

Piera Serusi