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A massive heat wave is killing people in many countries around the world.
Most die of heat stroke. Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related sickness. It can develop when body temperature reaches 40.5 degrees Celsius (or
105 degrees Fahrenheit).
Victims need water and other cooling measures. Untreated heat stroke can lead to organ failure and death.
Those who survive can suffer permanent damage.
Deadly heat in Pakistan and India
A heat wave in Pakistan will join this year's heat wave in India as one of the 10
deadliest in world history. Extreme heat has killed more than 1,500 people in
Pakistan. High temperatures a few months ago in India killed nearly 2,200 people. Temperatures in areas of India and Pakistan have reached as
high as 47 degrees Celsius.
For Pakistan, seasonal rains are expected to begin in the middle of this month which will cause temperatures to drop. The country should be free of
the very hot weather that hit recently.
But Europe does not have a similar rainy season to help break the extreme heat. Millions there may continue to suffer temperatures as high as
40 degrees Celsius. The heat wave there began June 27.
Experts say extreme heat will continue in Europe
The World Meteorological Organization says it does not expect an immediate end to the extreme heat.
It says extremely high temperatures and dry weather conditions will continue in many parts of Europe.
Clare Nullis is an official with World Meteorological Organization. She says many people are comparing the current heat wave in Europe to that in
2003. That heat wave killed tens of thousands of people. But, she says this latest heat wave began much earlier in the summer season. It
is also affecting a much wider area.
However, she also says Europe is much better prepared to deal with the heat wave than it was in 2003.