Photos: Europe swelters in record-breaking heat
Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect as hot weather continues to scorch Europe. See photos of the record-breaking heat.
A police officer gives water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. The British government issued its first-ever "red" warning for extreme heat. The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures may reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the first time, posing a risk of serious illness and even death among healthy people, the U.K. Met Office, the country's weather service, said. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Water from a fountain runs down in front of the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
People sit covering their heads from the sun after a scaled-down version of the Changing of the Guard ceremony took place outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
A road worker stops to take a drink of water in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 18, 2022. In both Spain and France, fierce heat is fueling blazes as forecasters warned of temperatures above 40 C (104 F) for Monday. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A polar bear at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster keeps cool in a lake, as the park is temporarily closed due to the hot weather as record temperatures hit the UK, Monday July 18, 2022. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
A British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat stands with sweat on his face whilst on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
A tourist uses a fan to shade her face from the sun while waiting to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Kids jump from a bridge to swim in the Canal St Martin, during a heat wave in Paris, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
People reflected on the sand while walking along the beach in Laredo, northern, Spain Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
People swim in the elevated pool, called Sky Pool, in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moves north, disrupting travel, health care and schools. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A tourist uses a fan whilst standing in the hot sun whilst waiting to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
A bee collects pollen in a dry sunflower field near Wernigerode, Germany, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
An employee stands by a gate at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, which is temporarily closed due to the hot weather as record temperatures hit the UK, Monday July 18, 2022. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
A man runs past an ice cream sign on the south bank of river Thames, in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A man sunbathes on the beach at Mousehole, Cornwall, in England, Monday, July 18, 2022. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
People prepare to enter the sea in Penzance, Cornwall, England, Monday July 18, 2022. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
Kids jump from a bridge to swim in the Canal St Martin, during a heatwave in Paris, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landiras, southwestern France, Sunday July 17, 2022. Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in France and Spain on Sunday as Europe wilted under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities in Madrid blamed for hundreds of deaths. (SDIS 33 via AP)
A couple sunbathe on Blyth beach, Northumberland, on the north east coast of England, Monday July 18, 2022. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Sweat drips down the face of a member of the Household Troop at Horse Guards Parade in central London, Monday July 18, 2022. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
A woman holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun, as she walks on the south bank of river Thames, in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Low water levels are seen at Scammonden Reservoir in West Yorkshire as reservoir levels dip dangerously low amid record high temperatures in the UK. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Traffic crosses a bridge at Woodhead Resevoir in West Yorkshire, England, Monday, July 18, 2022 as water levels dip dangerously low amid record high temperatures in the UK. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Crowds of people enjoying the sun on Portmarnock beach, near Dublin, Ireland, Monday July 18, 2022. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun while walking along the beach in Laredo, northern Spain, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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