WORLDEurope heatwave blankets region in extreme temperaturesDavid BaratzTourists use foldable fans to cool off as they visit Rome, Saturday, July 22, 2023. An intense heat wave has reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 40 degrees Celsius in many cities across the country.Andrew Medichini, APA man cools himself under a shower at a beach in Loutraki, about 82 kilometers (51 miles) west of Athens, Greece, Thursday, July 20, 2023. Heat in Greece is expected to grow worse in the next five days, approaching 44 Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) and the country will face one more heatwave episode by the end of July, meteorologists warn.Thanassis Stavrakis, APAtop the Acropolis, the red cross is giving water during a heat wave on July 20, 2023, in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis of Athens and other archaeological sites in Greece announced reduced opening hours due to the heatwave conditions. Parts of Europe continue to experience extreme conditions of the Cerberus heatwave, dubbed Charon.Milos Bicanski, Getty ImagesTourists are refreshed under a mist of cold water during a heat wave on July 20, 2023, in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis of Athens and other archaeological sites in Greece announced reduced opening hours due to the heatwave conditions. Parts of Europe continue to experience extreme conditions of the Cerberus heatwave, dubbed Charon.Milos Bicanski, Getty ImagesAt the Acropolis ancient hill, medics help a woman who has passed out from the heat during a heat wave on July 20, 2023, in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis of Athens and other archaeological sites in Greece announced reduced opening hours due to the heatwave conditions. Parts of Europe continue to experience extreme conditions of the Cerberus heatwave, dubbed Charon.Milos Bicanski, Getty ImagesA man cool off in a fountain during a hot and sunny day of summer in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Most of Spain is under alert for high to extreme heat with forecasts calling for peak temperatures of 109 F in areas along the Ebro River in the northeast and on the island of Mallorca. Spain is also dealing with a prolonged drought that has increased concerns about the risk of wildfires.Manu Fernandez, APBoys jump into the sea on a breakwater in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Most of Spain is under alert for high to extreme heat with forecasts calling for peak temperatures of 109 Fahrenheit.Emilio Morenatti, APPeople rest during a hot and sunny day of summer in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Most of Spain is under alert for high to extreme heat with forecasts calling for peak temperatures of 109 F.Manu Fernandez, APA worker cools off while working in a street during a heatwave in Sevilla, in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, on July 17, 2023. Scorching weather gripped three continents, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Little reprieve is forecast for Spain, where the met agency warned of a new heatwave on July 17 through July 19 taking temperatures above 104 Fahrenheit in the Canary Islands and the southern Andalusia region.CRISTINA QUICLER, AFP Via Getty ImagesTourists cool off by a fountain in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. An intense heat wave has reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in many cities across the country.Luca Bruno, APA boy cools down at the Barcaccia fountain in front of the Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti (Spanish Steps) in Rome on July 17, 2023, during a heatwave in Italy. Unforgiving heat scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere on July 17, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark reminder of the effects of global warming.TIZIANA FABI, AFP Via Getty ImagesA Romanian shepherd sitting on a donkey takes care of his herd of sheep while holding a large beer bottle in his hand on a warm day near Frecatei village in the eastern Dobrogea region of Romania, on July 17, 2023.DANIEL MIHAILESCU, AFP Via Getty ImagesA woman uses portable fan at the Retiro park in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 17, 2023. Spain’s Aemet weather agency said the heat wave this week “will affect a large part of the countries bordering the Mediterranean“ with temperatures in some southern areas of Spain exceeding 107 F.Manu Fernandez, APTourists walk on steps in central Rome on July 17, 2023, during a heat wave in Italy.TIZIANA FABI, AFP Via Getty ImagesA woman covers herself with a scarf in Avignon, southern France, on July 17, 2023.NICOLAS TUCAT, AFP Via Getty ImagesSwimmers enjoy the sea in Athens, Greece, Saturday, July 15, 2023.Yorgos Karahalis, APA little girl touches her father's head as they are engulfed by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, July 13, 2023.Andreea Alexandru, APHellenic Red Cross workers distribute bottles of water to visitors outside the Acropolis in Athens on July 13, 2023, as Greece hits high temperatures.ANGELOS TZORTZINIS, AFP Via Getty ImagesA tourist drinks water as she and a man sit under an umbrella in front of the five century BC Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during a heat wave, on Thursday, July 13, 2023.Petros Giannakouris, APA woman uses an umbrella to take shelter from the sun as she walks in downtown Rome, Thursday, July 13, 2023.Alessandra Tarantino, APA man jumps into the sea on a breakwater in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.Emilio Morenatti, APA man rides his bike on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on July 9, 2023.Michael Probst, APA girl holds a fan to refresh from the heat while waiting for Pope Francis' Angelus at the Vatican on July 9, 2023. AALBERTO PIZZOLI, AFP Via Getty ImagesPeople spend time in a public pool in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, July 8, 2023.Michael Probst, AP