Deadly 'Cerberus' Heat Wave , Threatening to Break Records in Italy.br CNN reports that Italy is facing a deadly heat wave br poised to break records as temperatures are forecast br to exceed 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. .br The heat wave is so severe that it has been dubbed br 'Cerberus' by the Italian Meteorological Society. .br The Cerberus is the three-headed dog that guards br the gates to hell in Dante's 'Inferno.'.br The earth has a high fever br and Italy is feeling it firsthand. , Luca Mercalli, Head of the Italian Meteorological Society, via CNN.br The intense heat has already br claimed at least one life.br After the death of a construction worker who collapsed in br the heat, politician Nicola Fratoianni has petitioned to put br regulations in place to protect workers amid the heat wave.br After the death of a construction worker who collapsed in br the heat, politician Nicola Fratoianni has petitioned to put br regulations in place to protect workers amid the heat wave.br We are facing a wave of abnormal br heat at unbearable levels. Perhaps it br should bethe case that during the hottest br hours all useful precautions are taken br to avoid tragedies like the one br that happened today in Lodi, Nicola Fratoianni, via CNN.br CNN reports that several tourists collapsed after br suffering from heat stroke on July 11 and 12. .br On July 14, extreme temperatures have been br forecast for central and southern Italy, with the br capital expecting record breaking temperatures. .br On July 10, 'Nature' published a report which found that br a similar heatwave in Europe last year claimed 61,672 lives, br with Italy attributed for 18,000 deaths alone.