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July 19, 2023

Wildfires Erupt in Greece as Europe Swelters in Record Heat
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Europe is still sweltering. On Tuesday, Rome reached 107 degrees
Fahrenheit, or nearly 42 degrees Celsius, while other Italian cities
also shattered all-time temperature records. Some hospitals reported
their highest number of daily admissions since the worst days of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In Greece, the European Union is sending water
bombers and hundreds of firefighters and soldiers to battle wildfires
that erupted around Athens. More wildfires are burning in Spain, Turkey
and Switzerland.


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