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Heatwaves trigger warmest ever June in western Europe

Globally, last month was the third warmest June on record

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A tourist drinks water during a heatwave in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Acropolis shuts as heatwave scorches Greece

4-day heatwave is second to grip the country since late June

Tourists some holding umbrellas, gather opposite Acropolis Hill in Athens on July 8, 2025.

Why is it so cold in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay?

15 deaths reported as polar air mass disrupts daily life

People play with snow on a beach in Miramar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on June 30, 2025.

Hundreds evacuated as Greece wildfire rages on Crete

Greece is sweltering in a heatwave that is searing much of southern Europe

Firemen battle with a wildfire that broke out in Ierapetra at the southern Greek island of Crete, on July 3, 2025.

Animals struggle as Europe bakes in scorching heatwave

See how animals are coping as Europe sizzles in its first major heatwave of the summer

A bear enjoys frozen food at Rome Zoological Garden "Bioparco" during a heat wave in Rome.

Wildfire kills 2 in Spain as Europe bakes in heat wave

It created massive ash and smoke plume — largest ever recorded by Catalonia's firefighter

The blaze broke out in the rural province of Lleida. It created an enormous thick plume of ash and smoke that reached 14,000 meters (45,000 feet) of altitude, making it the largest registered by firefighters in Catalonia, a northeastern region of Spain. Illustrative image.

Europe boils under heat dome: What it means

From Spain to Germany, red alerts rise as a heat dome fuels wildfires and health risks

A tourist uses a small umbrella hat to protect herself from the sun during a heatwave at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, on June 30, 2025.

More than 50,000 evacuated as Turkey wildfires rage

Vast majority of evacuations from the western Izmir province

This handout photograph taken and released on June 30, 2025 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows firefighters working to extinguish wildfire in Sakarya.

No relief for Europe as punishing heatwave persists

Firefighters on standby after blazes broke out in France, Turkey and Italy

This picture shows people on Costa da Caparica beach in Almada, near Lisbon, during the first heatwave of the year, on June 29, 2025.

Kuwait braces for scorching summer heat starting July 3

Scorching temperatures and dusty winds to mark 13-day hot season

Pigeons take cover under the shade of trees on the seafront of Kuwait City, as the country has been recording extremely high temperatures.

Cold baths, shelters as Southern Europe swelters

In Italy, 21 cities on high alert for extreme heat, including Milan, Venice and Rome

Demonstrators use fans to help with the high temperature during a protest against the housing crisis affecting Portugal, in Lisbon, Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Millions in US sweat out first extreme heat wave

Dangerously high temperatures forecast in Washington, Philadelphia and New York City

A tourist poses for pictures in steam grate on Wall Street June 23, 2025 as a excessive heat warning has been issued for NYC area.

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