Climate and Environment

Photos show how extreme heat is affecting parts of Europe

An Icelandic horse drinks water from a water hose at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 30, 2025, at the beginning of a multi-day heat wave. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

An Icelandic horse drinks water from a water hose at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 30, 2025, at the beginning of a multi-day heat wave. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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A lingering heat wave has roasted much of Europe, leading authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat.

Such events are becoming increasingly common across Europe as global warming boosts temperatures.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

A man takes a shower at Alimos beach near Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the summer's first heat wave hits Greece, with temperatures expected to edge over 40 degrees Celsius, (104 Farenheit). (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A man takes a shower at Alimos beach near Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the summer’s first heat wave hits Greece, with temperatures expected to edge over 40 degrees Celsius, (104 Farenheit). (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Young swimmers jump into the water from a rock on a breakwater on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Young swimmers jump into the water from a rock on a breakwater on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Tourists with an umbrella walk in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025 as the summer's first heatwave hits Greece, with temperatures expected to edge over 40 degrees Celsius, (104 Farenheit).(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Tourists with an umbrella walk in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025 as the summer’s first heatwave hits Greece, with temperatures expected to edge over 40 degrees Celsius, (104 Farenheit).(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman protects her head during a heat wave, Monday, June 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A woman protects her head during a heat wave, Monday, June 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
People sit in the shade along the Seine river in Paris, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

People sit in the shade along the Seine river in Paris, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Demonstrators use fans to help with the high temperature during a protest against the housing crisis affecting Portugal, in Lisbon, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Demonstrators use fans to help with the high temperature during a protest against the housing crisis affecting Portugal, in Lisbon, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Swimmers cool off in the water at a beach on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Swimmers cool off in the water at a beach on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People lay on the grass in St James's Park, near an ice cream van, in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

People lay on the grass in St James’s Park, near an ice cream van, in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Harvest helpers harvest strawberries in a field on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Harvest helpers harvest strawberries in a field on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Swimmers cool off in the water at a beach on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Swimmers cool off in the water at a beach on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People watch the sun set from the Our Lady of the Hill viewpoint overlooking Lisbon at the end of a hot day in Lisbon, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

People watch the sun set from the Our Lady of the Hill viewpoint overlooking Lisbon at the end of a hot day in Lisbon, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)