European heatwave creates health risks with record-breaking temperatures
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European heatwave creates health risks with record-breaking temperatures
Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka uses an ice pack as she plays against US-Canada's Carson Branstine during their women's singles first round tennis match on the first day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2025. Adrian Dennis, AFP Via Getty Images
Tourists stand in front of a cooling fan installed outside the Colosseum in during the heatwave in Rome, Italy, June 30, 2025. Remo Casilli, Reuters
A man cools off with water as he works at a construction site during a hot day in Merignac, outside Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 14, 2022 as a heatwave hits France. Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures on June 30, 2025 as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings. Philippe Lopez, AFP Via Getty Images
Women cool off in a public fountain during the first summer heatwave in Seville, Spain June 30, 2025. Marcelo Del Pozo, Reuters
Pedestrians cool off with a public water jet in a street during a heatwave in Paris on June 21, 2025. Romain Perrocheau, AFP Via Getty Images
A drone view shows people swimming at Sea Lanes Brighton during warm weather, as temperatures continue to rise across the UK, in Brighton, Britain, June 30, 2025. Carlos Jasso, Reuters
Residents at the Ter Biest house for elderly persons, dip their feet in a pool, during activities to cool down, as a heatwave hits Europe, in Grimbergen, Belgium June 30, 2025. Yves Herman, Reuters
A staff member sprays festival-goers to cool them down in front of the stage during Les Deferlantes music festival at Le Barcares, southern France, on June 29, 2025. Jean-Christophe Milhet, AFP Via Getty Images
Spectators receive a little cooling support in the stands of the Centre Court during the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Fabio Fognini. Stephanie Lecocq, Reuters
A tourist refreshes herself at the Barcaccia fountain in Spanish square during a summer heatwave in Rome, Italy, June 30, 2025. Remo Casilli, Reuters
People stand in the heat as Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer in The Vatican on June 29, 2025. Tiziana Fabi, AFP Via Getty Images
Sunbathers and swimmers fill the beaches in Bournemouth on the south coast of England on June 29, 2025. Justin Tallis, AFP Via Getty Images
This aerial picture shows people sunbathing on Costa da Caparica beach in Almada, near Lisbon, during the first heatwave of the year, on June 29, 2025. Carlos Costa, AFP Via Getty Images
People cool off underneath water fountains in the Madrid Rio recreation area during the first heatwave of the summer in Madrid, on June 28, 2025. Thomas Coex, AFP Via Getty Images
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