Red Alert: WMO warns of increased risk of deaths as extreme weather grips continents

National Park Service Rangers Gia Ponce (L) and Christina Caparelli brave the heat and pose for a photo next to a digital display of an unofficial heat reading at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California, on July 16, 2023. California's famous Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, has reached a sizzling 128F (53C).

A couple rests under a parasol at the heart of the Ginza district on July 17, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. The government issued heatstroke alerts for 32 of the country's 47 prefectures, including Tokyo, as temperatures soared to 39 degrees Celsius in some areas.

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.

A Palestinian man inspects a water sprinkler that cools off chicken at his farm on a heated day in Juhr al-Deek, Palestine territory July 17, 2023.

Castro y Magan winery's owner Constancio Ballesteros looks at the devastation caused by a forest fire in Puntagorda, La Palma, Spain, July 18, 2023.

A Chinese man takes a break from fanning himself in an alley during heatwave conditions in Beijing, China, on July 19, 2023.

An Italian family swims at night, avoiding the scorching daylight on July 17, 2023, in Livorno, Italy. The government has issued red alerts for 16 cities caused by the heatwave, which the Italian Meteorological Society has named Cerberus, a mythical creature who guards the underworld's gates.