A wave of heat is not loosening its grip on the globe. Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days and parts of Europe have gone up in flames. AP photos document the extreme heat being felt around the globe.
Climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas is causing the world to warm, with the Earth’s average temperature about 2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than pre-industrial times. It’s causing more record-breaking heat and extreme weather events around the world.
Icelandic horses surround a bin with hay in their dry paddock at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 17, 2023. A young man jumps in the water to cool off on a sweltering day in the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 20, 2023. Sant’Egidio Catholic group volunteer Michela Tassani, left, chats with 98-year-old Armando Frajegari in his home, in Rome, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. As an intense heat wave in many Italian cities is forcing elderly and fragile people to stay in their homes. Sant’Egidio volunteers to check up on them providing company and helping in daily routines such as food shopping.
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