Red Alert: WMO warns of increased risk of deaths as extreme weather grips continents
Barely two weeks after the Earth recorded its hottest days ever, heatwaves and wildfires have enveloped much of the Northern hemisphere and parts of Asia. Europe is on red alert while wildfires burn away in Greece, Spain and the US. The World Meteorological Organisation warns that the heat is set to intensify for a prolonged number of days
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
A police officer evacuates a child from a house amidst ancient olive trees as a wildfire burns, in the village of Agios Charalampos, near Athens, Greece, on July 18, 2023.
