Too hot to handle: World hits record high temperature

An infographic titled "People worldwide swelter, suffer, die under climate change-fueled heat waves" on July 4, 2023.

Suffering from heat-related illness, Reshmi Pathak lies on a stretcher as her father stands next to her inside an emergency ward at a hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India, June 21, 2023.

Construction crews work to repair a road damaged from the heat in Houston, Texas, on June 27, 2023.

Smoke rises from the Big Creek wildfire, about 110 kilometres northwest of Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada, June 29, 2023.

Ferry boats navigate New York Harbor through the haze and smoke from wildfires in Canada, in New York City, US, June 30, 2023.

Monica Garcia, 65, wipes her sweat as residents of her neighbourhood struggle with scorching temperatures amid the first heatwave of the summer in Madrid, Spain, June 26, 2023.