It left dead and ignited fires... record temperatures sweeping across America, Europe and Asia

 Temperature rises are accelerating in the continents of Asia, Europe, and North America, setting records and causing deaths, forest fires, floods, and disruption of daily life, amid warnings of its health repercussions, as the World Meteorological Organization considers that heat is one of the most deadly weather changes.

In the United States, the Pennsylvania State Police announced that at least 5 people were killed after they were swept away by torrents, and 3 others are still missing. Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration is concerned about inclement weather, urging citizens to stay alert.

Earlier, the United States National Weather Service reported that a strong heat wave extends from California to Texas, and is expected to reach its peak within days, warning of its severity and danger at the same time.

Nearly a quarter of the US population is under extreme heat warnings, in part because a "stubborn heat dome" has been parked over the western states.

And the National Meteorological Authority warned of a "widespread and severe heat wave" in a large part of the west and south of the country, with temperatures expected to continue to rise next week, increasing health risks for millions of residents.

And the authorities of Houston, Texas, asked the city's residents, last Saturday, to limit the use of electricity from two in the afternoon until ten in the evening, and this alert applies until Monday, in an attempt to mitigate the high demand.

In Canada, the authorities announced yesterday that a second firefighter died while fighting one of the huge fires that the country has been witnessing for weeks, after the death of a firefighter in the west of the country last Thursday, the first death since the start of the historic fire season in Canada.

Canada's Northwest Territories are facing a severe drought this year, and recent days have been breaking records in some places. There are 89 active fires in these provinces, of which 12 are out of control. The fire destroyed more than 809,000 hectares in this area.

In Europe, a wave of intense heat is sweeping the continent, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some cities in Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, and Italy. Fears are mounting of fires resulting from this heat wave, which is expected to get worse.

In Spain, the authorities evacuated two thousand people after forest fires broke out and got out of control on the island of La Palma. It said yesterday that at least 4,000 people had been evacuated after a forest fire on the island got out of control.

10 air units and 300 firefighters are participating on the ground to control the blaze on the island, which forms part of a Spanish archipelago off the coast of West Africa.

In Asia, several countries across the continent are witnessing a series of heavy rains, which have led to floods and landslides. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that the number of those killed or missing in the recent heavy rains rose to 49 after four more bodies were recovered from a previously flooded underground road in the city center of Chung-gu.

In India, floods continued in low-lying areas and the Nahargamna water level exceeded a 40-year record, killing more than 100 people within two weeks.

In Japan, heavy rains swept the northern province of Akita, which led to a flood in the Shinshiro River, amid fears of a flood in the Tohoku River.

And the Japanese authorities issued warnings of heat stroke for tens of millions of people in 20 of its 47 prefectures, as high temperatures led to the burning of large areas and heavy rains in other areas. Yesterday, a person was found dead in a flooded car, a week after 7 people were killed in similar weather in the southwest of the country.