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The UK, which has been witnessing extremely high temperatures and dry weather conditions, is now facing a drought alert.

China swelters under record heat

Greece on Sunday was battling three major wildfires in the north, in the south and in the east, amid high temperatures raising fears for more blazes.

While a handful of member states have legislation limiting working hours in excessive heat, the thresholds vary and many nations have no nationwide heat limits.

As temperatures rise to unprecedented levels, even Spanish train lines, which typically cope well in the heat, are buckling and services are being cancelled.

The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards on Thursday, forcing countries including Italy, Poland and Slovenia to issue their highest heatwave alerts as firefighters battled wildfires across the continent.

Just as Europe is racing to store enough gas to see it through winter, its power system is being strained by sweltering summer temperatures, forcing air conditioners into action and drying up rivers needed to cool nuclear plants.

The record-breaking heat has turned Britain into a microwave oven, disrupting the daily lives of the citizens.

For a new temperature record to be accepted, it normally originates only from a Met Office approved site.

The extreme heat caused huge transport disruption and sparked the same kind of wildfires seen in Europe in recent years.

At least 13 people have died in Britain while swimming during a spell of record-breaking hot weather that sparked wildfires, damaged train tracks and triggered warnings that efforts to tackle climate change needed to be stepped up.

Europe counts cost of heatwave as French fires come under control

A heat wave on Wednesday was expected to smother a broad swath of the United States for a second day, pushing temperatures to record highs in many areas and leading forecasters to warn about the dangers of dehydration and exposure.

During the two recent heatwaves in Europe, users in various countries and languages misleadingly juxtaposed weather maps, sometimes taken from different media organisations at non-comparable dates.

In parliament, the strict dress code was even relaxed, with male MPs allowed to take off their jackets.

A 13-year-old boy was found dead after "getting into difficulty," while swimming in a West Yorkshire canal, according to police.

Britain was bracing for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time on Tuesday after it recorded its warmest night on record, forcing train services to stop, some schools to close and zoos to feed animals with large ice lollies.

The UK is reeling under a severe heatwave condition, with temperatures expected to soon reach 40 degrees Celsius.

Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and sprinklers are soaring as Britons swelter amid record temperatures, retailers said.

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home.

Heatwaves are getting more frequent and more intense, particularly in the south and east of England.

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.

The United States, like many other parts of the world, is in the grip of a heatwave. In fact, it is so hot there that a man was able to make delicious burgers

Last week an avalanche triggered by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps amid unusually warm temperatures killed 11 people.

The authorities in the UK have warned parents asking them to keep their children indoors as the temperatures are set to soar above 33C on Tuesday.

The record-breaking heatwave in Kansas, US has led to the death of as many as 2,000 cattle so far.

Around 100 dead roach fish were found dead in Belper River Gardens on Sunday after temperatures went past 30C earlier last week.

The floods have been wreaking havoc in the Indian state of Assam with at least eleven people having lost their lives in various flood-related incidents so far.

The UN meeting -- to be chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- will include Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, India's minister of state for external affairs.

The scorching heatwave that has swept India is not only affecting humans but is also proving deadly for animals. The animal rescuers in the Indian state of Gujarat have come across dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds dropping every day in the last few weeks.