During the ongoing climate change summit in Egypt, the World Health Organization made a worrying announcement, at least 15,000 people die from heat in 2022 in Europe.
More that 59°C was measured on the land surface in Spain and 48°C in the south on France. More than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to the heatwave in Portugal and Spain in recent days.
Tropical nights have been recorded across England, as one city endured its hottest night since records began. A tropical night, when temperatures do not drop below 20C, occurred in three locations - two in Yorkshire and one in Nottinghamshire.