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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: U.N. Issues Warning as Heat Wave Covers Much of Europe [Watch (HLS stream): U.N. Issues Warning as Heat Wave Covers Much of Europe](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xGcd81VO.m3u8) (1:12)  _Published 2025-07-01. A heat wave covered much of Europe this week, with a record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and high winds fanning forest fires in Turkey. On Monday, heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the U.K., with new highs expected on Wednesday before rain should bring respite to some areas._ --- Jul 1, 2025 7:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health](/video/Xc0OjO7C/) ### How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health [The Northwestern U.S. Endures the Hottest Day of an Intense Heat Wave](/video/X6m9hFrG/) ### The Northwestern U.S. Endures the Hottest Day of an Intense Heat Wave [A Heat Wave Is Hitting Much of the U.S. This Week. Here's How to Stay Safe](/video/dtE51Xp6/) ### A Heat Wave Is Hitting Much of the U.S. This Week. Here's How to Stay Safe --- ## Transcript We are currently under the influence of a strong high pressure system. This is trapping hot air from northern Africa over the region. Um, and as we can see, it's it's having a pretty, pretty big impact on the way we feel everybody is at risk. If you go out without water in the middle of the day to do jogging, have a bike ride, you will probably have severe health problems or even die. The frequency and intensity of extreme heat events is increasing in Europe, and by 2050, about half the European population may be exposed to high or very high risk of heat stress during summer. What is exceptional, and I would stress, exceptional but not unprecedented, is the time of year. You know, we are the first 1st of July and we are seeing episodes of extreme heat, which normally we would see later on. Why is it happening? Various reasons. One of them is that sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean are exceptionally high for this time of year. It's the equivalent of a land land heatwave. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"U.N. 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