The abnormal heat sends nature into a tailspin and upsets the tables of Italians with typically summer fruit such as apricots, peaches, watermelons, melons, and strawberries that continue to occupy the shelves of supermarkets and shops with the autumn sun that has increased the sugar content, making the crops sweeter and more enjoyable. This is the conclusion of an analysis conducted by Coldiretti on the effects of "hot" temperatures in October, following a September that is already ranked as the second hottest ever recorded, with an average temperature 3.1 degrees above the climatic average for the period 1991-2020, according to the Modena Geophysical Observatory Unimore. Apples, pears, chestnuts, khaki, table grapes, and prickly pears are typically consumed during this time of year. However, typically summer products such as apricots, peaches and nectarines, plums, melons (not only winter melons, but also smooth and netted melons), and watermelons are still widely available, as are strawberries.
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