Extreme heat hits countries around the world

Many parts of the globe are experiencing temperatures much higher than average for the time of year.

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While some areas are seeing colder conditions, far more regions are enduring temperatures described as being quite a lot warmer than average. According to BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes, these heatwaves are "the fingerprint of climate change".

Extreme heat can be deadly - 30,000 people died in the 2003 European heatwave - but such high temperatures over a prolonged period can also increase the risk of wildfires which have already broken out in parts of California in the US.

Swathes of the globe including North America, southern and eastern Asia and south-eastern Europe are currently experiencing extreme temperatures.

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