EXTREME HEAT AS MOST OF SOUTHERN EUROPE AND PARTS OF AMERICA APPROACH THE HIGHEST EVER TEMPERATURE RECORDS ACHIEVED!!

 Much of southern Europe is experiencing extreme heat, with warnings that local records could be broken in Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans

The temperature could reach 47C in Sardinia this week, Italian media report - the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48.8C (120F) in Sicily in August 2021

Italian authorities have issued red alerts for 16 cities, while a wildfire on the Canary island of La Palma has forced the evacuation of 4,000 people

In the US, a heat dome over the south-west has left millions of people under extreme heat warnings, with forecasters saying temperature records are likely to be broken

Temperatures in Death Valley in California hit 53.9C (128F ) on Sunday - the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth is 56.7C (134F)

Extreme weather resulting from a warming climate is "unfortunately becoming the new normal", the World Meteorological Organisation has warned

Heatwaves are also being seen in parts of Canada, China, North Africa and Japan

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-66207430