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Firefighters in Greece battled a large blaze in the Vilia area northwest of Athens as wildfires erupted across the country during its most severe heat wave in decades.

July 2021 was the hottest month on Earth since record-keeping began 142 years ago, according to data released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — an “unenviable distinction” that could ratchet up anxiety about climate change.

Oregon volunteers are scrambling to hand out water to homeless people in Portland’s isolated encampments as the Pacific Northwest sweats through a heat wave that is gripping the normally temperate region.

Here are some tips on how to keep cool during excessive heat warnings.

Italian firefighters continue to battle fires in Sicily and Calabria as forecasters predict more record high temperatures.

Scientists say there’s something different this year as the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather.

Scientists say there’s something different this year as the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather

The heat wave continues for this first week of August 2021 in San Diego County. Here’s what you can expect from the weather, including details on an extended heat advisory and warning.

Sheena Parveen’s Morning Forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021.

Sheena Parveen’s Morning Forecast for Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021.

It’s going to be a hot start to August 2021 in San Diego County. Here’s what to expect from our weather this week.

Sheena Parveen’s Morning Forecast for Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics coincide with the year’s hottest weather in Tokyo, marking it as one of the hottest Olympic Games on record.

After grueling heat and humidity on Wednesday disrupted multiple tennis matches and caused one player to have heatstroke, the International Tennis Federation announced it was rescheduling future tennis matches to begin later in the day.

A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe forced the evacuation of a mountain town and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada, leaving thousands of riders and spectators stranded Saturday and rushing to flee the area.

Low-income neighborhoods with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods in the Southland and within a vast majority of populous U.S. counties, according to a UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy study released Tuesday.

A heat wave overtaking the West prompted California to issue a Flex Alert for Monday. And, Father Joe Carroll, an advocate for those experiencing homelessness, has died. Here’s What’s Up in San Diego County for July 12. 2021.

As the heat advisory continues for San Diego County, The Craft Creamery ice cream parlor opened its doors last weekend just in time for the heat wave. NBC 7’s Amber Frias is in Point Loma with more.

Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon disrupted the flow of electricity from three major transmission lines