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Fishermen discovered the American-made bomb on July 25, near the northern
Italian village of Borgo Virgilio, near the city of Mantua, according to Reuters.
The bomb appeared to have been submerged there for more than 70 years.
However, water levels in the River Po – which stretches east-west across northern
Italy and is the country's longest river – have diminished signi몭cantly this summer,
following multiple heat waves that hit many parts of Europe (including Italy) with
record high temperatures.
According to military experts, the bomb weighed nearly 1,000 pounds (450
kilograms).
There, the bomb was destroyed in a controlled detonation. There were no injuries
or damages reported from the controlled explosion.
This summer has seen much of the Northern Hemisphere hit with extreme heat
waves, which are predicted to become more and more common as a result of
ongoing climate change.
In late June, Rome reported its highest recorded temperature ever, at 105
degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 Celsius), according to The Washington Post.
During the June heat wave, Rome's Tiber River dried up so much that the ruins of
an ancient bridge built during the reign of Emperor Nero (who ruled as the 몭fth
emperor from CE 54 to 68) became plainly visible on the river bottom.
The bridge ruins only appear during long periods of drought, experts told Live
Science.
Because of the ongoing drought, Italy declared a state of emergency last month
for areas surrounding the River Po, where roughly one-third of Italy's agricultural
production takes place, according to Reuters.
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This article was originally published by Live Science. Read the original article here.
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