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Closed the acropolis yesterday in a fence. it has reopened, but experts are saying another heatwave expected on thursday. they are concerned about wildfires because of the strengthening wind. some of those concerns are being realised, because we are hearing a wildfire has broken out near athens, and some of the seaside resorts are having to evacuate. we will look into it, but news that a wildfire has broken out near athens. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. lets take a look a...

>> lets talk about over the ocean and where you are, claudio, youre in rome, but i want to ask about greece as well. we heard that the acropolis had to be closed, in athens, it was too hot. theyre starting to hand out water bottles to tourists. triple digit temperatures there, also where you are. tell me what its like. >> absolutely, katy. youre starting to feel a lot like phoenix around here, after that report, and we are not used to those kind of temperatures either. its 9:20 in the evening. i...

Flood concerns linger into next week. with more storms comingthrough. in the southwest, were talking 15 days an counting of 110 or more in phoenix. and a new record is probably going to be set in a couple of days. mark? >> thanks, paul. and overseas, more heat continuing to scorch parts of europe. temperatures so high some tourist hot spots have cleared out, forced to shut down. cbs newss chris livesay reports from rome. >> reporter: the echoes of the past collide with the throbbing heat of the ...

Hours of the acropolis to avoid people visiting during the hottest part of the day. but some tourists say even that wasnt enough. >> it was suffocating. were from washington, d.c. and you get a lot of heat there, but its not like this. like you cant find relief. >> the zoo in rome offering frozen treats to cool down the animals, although some prefer to dip in the water. the next few days could boil down to finding ways to cope with heat, which could get more difficult if temperatures across euro...

Europe cities under alert include high-tourism destinations of Bologna, Florence and Rome as temperatures shoot high while other Italian cities could be hotter | Travel

Heat. we know heatwaves are getting stronger and longer from climate change. the smoke is coming from canada where they are having an unprecedented fire season, off the records, from heat up there, and then here in the northeast we know that the floods are also becoming more common because warmer air and warmer water equals more rain and more floods. >> meteorologist brandon miller watching it for us. thank you. the u.s. is not the only country baking under weeks-long heatwaves. southern europ...

About 700 people are estimated to die each year from heat-related causes in the US

Fahrenheit _ records. the official record is 134 fahrenheit back _ records. the official record is 134 fahrenheit back in _ records. the official record is 134 fahrenheit back in 1913. - records. the official record is 134 fahrenheit back in 1913. there i records. the official record is 134 fahrenheit back in 1913. there is| fahrenheit back in 1913. there is some controversy around that but it is still recognised as the hottest reliably recorded temperature on earth. but we have not hit 130 here...

The stage of the bbc�*s classical music festival, and unfurled an orange banner. they were met with boos and jeers from some members of the audience. extreme heat is impacting people around the globe. here in the us, regions are hitting record highs with heat alerts affecting more than 100 million people in 15 states. in greece, temperatures are so high that the countrys most popular tourist destination, the acropolis, closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. temperature...

Around 27 million people are forecast to experience temperatures over 110F (43C).