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Visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece's most popular archaeological site, will be capped starting next month at a maximum 20,000 daily and subject to varying hourly entry limits, the Greek government said Wednesday. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the controls are needed to prevent bottlenecks and overcrowding at the UNESCO World Heritage site.
today, more than 90 million americans are under extreme heat warnings across 15 states. parts of europe are also feeling the effects of record-setting heat. we learned in greece, they had to briefly close the acropolis of athens, because of how dangerous the conditions are becoming, and the temperatures could peak at 108 in athens by midday. here in the united states, it is not just the temperatures that are scaring everyone, but it is how long so many cities and regions in the united states are under the wild temperatures and heat indexes. joining me for more on this is the contributor for the rolling stone magazine, and author of the book "the heat will kill you first." so, jeff, as i said, 90 million
will all be heat zombies, sara. >> people say it is summer, and it is hot, and we get it, but this is potentially deadly. ed lavandera, stay cool. >> heat zombies from ed lavandera. the united states is one of the many places hammered with the extreme heat. europe up against it as well. in greece, the heat forced officials to shutdown the acropolis of athens. and in itley, health warranties for the stcity of rome, and how are the people handling it there and what are the authorities saying? >> well, it is really, really hot here, and one of the biggest problems here is that it is the height of tourism season. all of the people here in the heat shouldn't be, because the authorities say that you should not be here in the heat, and they don't have a chance,
from the raf crews, that took some courage. couldn't have done it myself. in a statement the raf said: westminster council says it is working closely with the ministry of defence to ensure that mr brown is given a fitting service. simon jones, bbc news. millions around the world have been switching off their lights to mark earth hour. and it's notjust houses — monuments including rome's colosseum and the acropolis of athens shut off their lights at 8pm local time to mark the event. the appeal was launched by world wildlife fund in 2007 to raise awareness of climate change and proposes that a large number of people around the world can reduce carbon
the reaction be like in france? it will be pretty special. so they're getting a big screen to put in the rowing club, so that people can watch. so, like, all of the kids, some of the kids and the older people are going to watch this race live on the 26th. my parents are going to be there. many friends are going to be watching online as well. so i think if i win, yes, that would be... that would be very, very special. millions around the world have been switching off their lights to mark �*earth hour�*. and it's not just and it's notjust houses, monuments including rome's coliseum and the acropolis of athens shot off their lights at 8pm local time to mark the event. the appeal was launched by world wildlife fund in 2007 to raise awareness of climate change and proposes that a large number of people around the world can reduce carbon emissions by turning off unnecessary lights and electronic devices for one hour.
safely between the earth and the moon, as predicted by scientists. the object estimated to be between 40 and 70 metres in diameter flew past the earth — at a distance of 175,000 kilometres — described by scientists as "ve ry close" millions around the world have been switching off their lights to mark �*earth hour.�* and it's notjust houses , monuments including rome's coliseum and the acropolis of athens shut off their lights at 8pm local time to mark the event. the appeal was launched by world wildlife fund in 2007 to raise awareness of climate change and proposes that a large number of people around the world can reduce carbon emissions by turning off unnecessary