In Western Europe, a continuing heat wave is stoking wildfires, resulting in heat-related fatalities, and setting records.
In southern Britain, an area often renowned for mild summer heat with July highs in the 70s, temperatures
may exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit, prompting serious warnings from British officials.
This prediction was issued for the first time ever in the region.
People must take steps to prevent heat-related illnesses, therefore the heat presents a major health danger.
Few houses, flats, buildings, schools, or small companies in Britain have air conditioning, which puts inhabitants at risk.
With wildfires blazing in Portugal, Spain, and France, the extreme
extreme heat is also putting the environment and houses in peril.