An intense heat wave has reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in many cities across the country. Associated Press photographer Andrew Medichini captured tourists cooling off at a fountain. Many could be seen filling water bottles and waving fans amid crowds.
Wildfires raged for a sixth day amid high temperatures and dry conditions, requiring from the island of Rhodes.
Massive floods swept through a village in the Fuyang district of on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead and three missing. More than 1,500 residents were evacuated, state media reported.
In western , hundreds of rescuers searched for a for people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide that killed at least 27, an official said Sunday.
Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 happening related to extreme weather and the climate right now:
鈥 Sick of hearing about ? From the hottest June on record to early July鈥檚 searing global average temperatures, Associated Press science writer Seth Borenstein looks at what recent extreme temperature figures .
鈥 Temperatures on both sides of U.S.-Mexico border reached blistering highs this week. A volunteer with the Brown Bag Coalition met up with people who are homeless and particularly vulnerable to the heat in the city of Calexico, where it got up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius). by AP photographer Gregory Bull, who spent time documenting life at the border as people found little relief from the scorching sun.
鈥 A year after the passing of the , America鈥檚 most significant response to climate change, it has boosted the U.S. transition to renewable energy, Isabella O鈥橫alley and Michael Phillis report. It accelerated green domestic manufacturing and made it more affordable for consumers to make climate-friendly purchases, such as .
鈥擳he weather in Phoenix is so hot that cameras stop working, cellphones glitch and no amount of water or Gatorade can keep you going. AP photographer Matt York was surprised to learn after 23 years of experience working in these conditions, he was .
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鈥淭he right to exercise our vote freely is stronger than the heat,鈥 Rosa Maria Valladolid-Prieto, 79, said in Barcelona as Spain held an . On the tail of , temperatures were expected to average above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and to rise between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius above normal in many parts of Spain on Sunday. Authorities distributed fans at many polling stations.
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