Blistering Temperatures Sweep Across Southeastern Europe As Summer Heats Up
Extreme weather is punishing Europe, with temperatures expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius across the Balkans in the coming days.
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With temperatures expected to hit 37 degrees Celsius on June 21, very few people were taking advantage of the water in Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Extreme weather -- including record-breaking temperatures -- continues across Europe following a backdrop of 12 consecutive months that have ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, according to the European Union's climate-change-monitoring service.
Extreme weather -- including record-breaking temperatures -- continues across Europe following a backdrop of 12 consecutive months that have ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, according to the European Union's climate-change-monitoring service.
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Kosovar women in Pristina enjoy ice cream in a shaded area as temperatures rose to 34 degrees Celsius on June 21.
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With the city of Budapest under an excessive-heat warning, South Korea's Chaehyun Seo took part in the Sport Climbing Olympic Qualifier Series under a cloudless sky.
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A man stands in a public fountain in Bucharest on June 20, where temperatures climbed to 38 degrees Celsius.
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A woman tries to cool herself with water mist in Skopje, where temperatures are expected to max out at 37 degrees Celsius on June 22.
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A man refreshes himself with a beer as he cools his feet during the first summer heatwave on June 19 in Barbana, near Ulcinj in Montenegro.
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Soccer fans who gathered for the Euro 2024 match between Croatia and Albania are treated to a foam mist in the fan zone at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana during halftime.
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Construction workers drink lots of water while working on a building in Pristina.
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In Skopje, people cool themselves by jumping into the Treska River.
As winds from North Africa push a hot and dry front across the Balkans, temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius are expected throughout the region in the coming days.
As winds from North Africa push a hot and dry front across the Balkans, temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius are expected throughout the region in the coming days.
