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The Met Office said there was a 50-percent chance of temperatures topping 40°C (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on Monday or Tuesday, and an 80-percent chance that the country's previous record of 38.7°C set in 2019 will be exceeded.
An international website that monitors temperatures around the world has ranked 13 Arab cities among the hottest spots in the world during the last 24 hours, with temperatures exceeding 53.2ºC.
For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5˚C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Wednesday.
As extreme summer heat continues to grip the region, young children are at a greater risk for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
It's important to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illnesses, and learn how to prevent them.
Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Monday as homes and businesses kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a heatwave.
Researchers at Cornell University discovered that the temperature of WASP-76b, which has been called the "Planet of Hell," is higher than initially thought in 2016 (4,400 degrees Fahrenheit).
There were 33 days in 2019 when the maximum temperature in Australia exceeded 39 degrees Celsius, more than the previous 59 years combined. The eight years between 2013 and 2020 all rank in Australia's 10 warmest years on record.
The heat wave blanketing about a third of the US population brought thunderstorms along with cooling rain when it burst on Monday, the National Weather Service said.
Parisians were on Monday bracing for potentially the hottest ever temperature in the French capital this week as a new heatwave blasted into northern Europe that could set records in several countries.
