Record-breaking temperature in Turkey – 50.5 degrees celsius recorded in Silopi
All-time record in the neighbouring country
The recent wave of extreme temperatures in Europe may have claimed the lives of 2,300 people
1,500 of these deaths would not have occurred if it were not for climate change, according to research by scientists at Imperial College London
Extreme June heat waves scorch Europe, Asia, and Equatorial Africa
A total of 790 million people in 12 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa experienced unprecedented temperatures for the month of June