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The estimated death toll from the ongoing heat wave in spain has risen to at least 237, according to the country s health ministry. more deaths are expected as temperatures continue to rise across a large part of the country. have a look here. this is the second dangerous heat wave to hit europe this summer. it s also sparking wildfires and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. in the uk the meteorological office has issued its first-ever red extreme heat warning for parts of the country including london and manchester. authorities say people s lives are at risk with temperatures potentially reaching 40 degrees celsius or 104 degrees fahrenheit the next few days. al good man joins us from madrid. going back to the situation in ....
Cooler air blowing in from the atlantic, displacing this hotter air from africa that as been blowing up, according to the weather experts. the scientists who study climate change say this persistent heat this persistent drought which is causing havoc for farmers, are clear signs of the effects of climate change. kim? yeah, no doubt. al goodman, thanks so much. for more on this now, let s go to meteorologist tyler malden who joins us from the cnn weather center. we heard what al was saying there. just more and more extremes. what are you watching for? we re seeing this heat dome meander across western europe. it s not just western europe. as al mentioned, parts of the mediterranean are being encompassed in this heat dome, also northern africa too. this is a large area of high pressure that is leading to the record heat across much of the region. and the dry conditions, that is all leading to those fires. you can see that we do have a ....
Al mentioned this just a second ago. the all-time record in the uk is 38.7 degrees. so if we top out at 39, 40 degrees in london, we break that record, that all-time record. that has led the uk met office to issue their first-ever red alert warning for the heat. that s the kind of heat and the kind of temperatures we re dealing with, kim. all right, thanks so much, tyler, appreciate it. i m kim brunhuber. for our international viewers, inside africa is next. in north america, cnn newsroom continues. we mentioned president biden is back home from his visit to the middle east, a trip now symbolized by a controversial fist bump with the saudi crown prince. we ll explain how the saudis feel about that image after a short break. some people have minor joint pain, ....
A 29-year-old woman killed in a flash flood at grand canyon national park. several others were injured. monsoon weather on the colorado river made it difficult to reach victims, but they eventually retrieved six other people. meantime, number of people killed in devastating floods in western europe is at least 157. officials in germany are vowing to rebuild after entire towns were devastated by the worst flooding in a century. al good man is in belgium. many were left homeless. what more can you tell us? reporter: the latest death toll is up to 27. many more in germany. authorities say many may be without cell phones or checked into a hospital with no identification. ....
Mother of four said she has never been in one of those places, she says she can t blame climate change, but the european commission president who visited the area earlier this day clearly has a culprit in mind, saying scientists point this is indicator of climate change, they re getting more intense, so much has to be done to stop this, even while they re going to rebuild here as much as they can. uncertain future for so many people here. uncertain, still dangerous. al goodman, thank you so much. the condo collapse in surfside, florida led many of us to wonder about safety of buildings we live. that s especially true for people in high-rise condominiums. many now want buildings checked to make sure they re safe. new reporting on the theory the covid pandemic was result of a lab leak, that s straight ahead. stay with us. with university , ....