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South of athens today. several seaside villages were cleared, as more than 100 firefighters — supported by 11 planes — battled to contain the blaze. and more than 1,000 children were evacuated, as a second wildfire threatened to engulf the holiday camp in southern greece they were staying in. it comes as a second blistering heatwave sweeps into europe. temperatures in southern spain are already pushing into the 405, up to 10 celsius hotter than normal. it means it is almost impossible to wor...

Back to. they dont have to be in the heat that long. these temperatures if youre outside for too long, especially given access to water, thats where it crosses the line between uncomfortable and into territory that can get very very dangerous very fast. wait a chance to go inside a health hospital yesterday, and when we saw the e.r., we saw stretchers, they were lined up with people who were hooked up to ivs, days from heat exhaustion. we learned from physicians, there this is one of their busie...

The dallas zoo need relief to fight through the heat wave, its a sign the humans need to be beware as well. the zoo is shifting its hours to opening earlier and monitoring animals not accustom to these extreme temperatures. >> mostly being lethargic was a good indicator of whether they are too hot. hosing them down, most animals do appreciate a good hose down. >> reporter: the state set an unofficial record for peak energy use on thursday, but also says the grid has enough power to handle the in...

Miami is that this is a city where people used to doing things out of sight. we are used to temperatures in the 80s and its humid but this is hotter than usual. so for a city that has about 100,000 workers and the county that work outside, the city that is residents this whole park, this whole monologue here has stores that are outside, tables are outside. its very difficult for things to approach normally under these temperatures, of course right now with the rain as you mentioned, things cool ...

June through november, with at least three or four heat waves, if not more. and it doesnt cool down at night. so thats why peoples bodies need to recover in air conditioned areas under the shade, with lots of hydration. and if you drink alcohol or caffeine, over compensate by drinking extra water. but the best thing is to try and avoid that. especially if youre working outdoors. >> so im glad you brought that up. there is a major equity component in all of this. when youre looking at folks that ...

Day to go to the pool or go to the beach, and we dont understand how dangerous it is. >> reporter: when elephants at the dallas zoo need relief to fight through the heat wave, its a sign the humans need to beware as well. the zoo is shifting hours to be open earlier and monitoring animals not accustomed to the extreme temperatures. >> mostly lethargic is a good indication. hosting them down, most animals appreciate a good hose down. >> reporter: the agency managing the texas power grid, they set...

To stay indoors and reduce their exposure to particle pollution in this smoke. what is it that makes _ pollution in this smoke. what is it that makes it _ pollution in this smoke. what is it that makes it so - pollution in this smoke. what is it that makes it so toxic? i is it that makes it so toxic? when you breathing particles, these are fine bits of smoke, ash and other things, they can get deep into our lungs and actually bypassed most of the bodys defences and create negative health consequ...

Bypassed most of the bodys defences and create negative health consequences for our respiratory systems that asthma attack, worsening conditions. they can have an impact once they get into the bloodstream on cardiovascular issues. including heart attacks, strokes. so a range of negative health consequences both in terms of breathing systems in the body. some people have to go outside, some work outside, should people be wearing masks, what do you recommend? first and foremost, we do not want peo...

Ditch the office. Forget the coffee house. Get outside, set up a hotspot, and work remotely by a beautiful Boise-area lake this summer!

Ditch the office. Forget the coffee house. Get outside, set up a hotspot, and work remotely by a beautiful Boise-area lake this summer!