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On 14 October, weather conditions resulted in a dark and stormy morning; seeing this as an opportunity, a force of 48 Angevin ships sailed from Reggio and attempted a second running of the strait. The poor weather initially prevented the Aragonese from noticing this movement; when they did, the Aragonese-Sicilian fleet sailed in pursuit.
Region Record high Temperature Date Place(s) Record low Temperature Date Place(s) Abruzzo: 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) July 6, 1950: Pescara: −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F)
Around 22 October 2021, an area of organized thunderstorms formed near the Balearic Islands, with the disturbance becoming more organized and developing an area of low pressure around 24 October. [6] On the next day, the low started to develop a low-level circulation center, and moved into the Tyrrhenian Sea .
To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula crossed by the Apennines and the two Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia, in addition to many smaller islands. The sovereign states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, [13] [14] while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. [15]
On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84] On 22 October 2024, heavy rains and floods between Giarre and Mascali, in Sicily. [85] On 26 October 2024, in Liguria, the Bormida in Carcare and the Quiliano flooded.
Recovering the last of the floatplanes caused a delay to Tirpitz until 12:00 p.m. and then the German ships left at 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) [14] The Norwegians repaired their wireless and got off a sighting report, which led to the Home Fleet sailing from Scapa Flow but too late to intercept the German ships, which reached port on 9 September.
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 78 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1066 ...
Today, Sicily is the Italian region with the highest number of expatriates: as of 2017, 750,000 Sicilians, 14.4% of the island's population, lived abroad. [103] For lack of employment, every year many Sicilians, especially young graduates, still leave the island to seek jobs abroad. [ 104 ]