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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 work outside. it means it is almost impossible to work outside.— means it is almost impossible to wor...

Back to. they don't have to be in the heat that long. these temperatures if you're outside for too long, especially given access to water, that's 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 busiest summers yet because of all the calls they're getting. honestly, the number two is not a lot of...

The dallas zoo need relief to fight through the heat wave, it's 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 increased demand. but for millions of people who work outside, it's impossible to etscape the punishi...

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 it's 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. it's very difficult for things to approach normally under these temperatures, of course right now with the rain as you mentioned, things cool out and people went inside. without the rain, we haven't seen a lot of people walk on the streets ...

June through november, with at least three or four heat waves, if not more. and it doesn't cool down at night. so that's 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 you're working outdoors. >> so i'm glad you brought that up. there is a major equity component in all of this. when you're looking at folks that work outside, and the people who don't have air conditioning, cooling systems in their home. ma...