digits fahrenheit. new york city could soon see its longest streak of 90-degree days since 2013. officials there have shortened their triathalon course for tomorrow. and in boston their triathalon has postponed altogether. one woman describes how the unbearable heat feels. what s it like in your apartment? hell. it s like hell? horrible. it s horrible. i sat outside here from ten to 4:00 this morning. as europe s heat wave moves eastward, wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. you can see here parts of greece and slovenia are blanketed with flames and smoke. just terrifying scenes there. according to the w.h.o., the heat wave has caused more than 1,700 deaths in spain and in portugal. these heat waves are dangerous. we got a look at the impacts of this extreme heat here in the u.s. and of course overseas and how much longer it will last. let s begin now with polo sandoval in new york. hi there, polo. so we know new york is under a
appointing heat advisers to combat the rising temperatures. plus festivities are under way for america s newest federal holiday, juneteenth. why it s important here in the u.s. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with kim bruneber. defenders hold the line against russian forces in ukraine. the governor of luhansk said that the russians tried to break through but were pushed back. an attempt to cut off ukrainian units, the governor also said a chemical plant sheltering civilians has been shelled again. meanwhile the area around the capital, kyiv, was rattled hours ago by a series of explosions. so far there have been no fires or casualties reported. ukraine s president zelenskyy is promising to regain all the cities captured. here he is. translator: the losses are significant. many houses were destroyed. civilian logistics were disrupt td. there are many social issues. we ll restore everything destroyed. we will not give away the south to anyone, we ll retu
of atlanta cool and keep these trees from disappearing. the simple solutions that are already making a difference, one coat at a time how we can protect our bodies from the effects of extreme heat. plus, the people truly in the hot seat chief heat officers preparing cities for a hotter future. we start with those record breaking temperatures of 2023. several cities in the us were sweltering, but probably no one had it quite as bad as people living in phoenix, arizona. now, the state capital saw at least 55 days at or above 110 degrees fahrenheit. as we know, global warming is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. and of course, extreme heat is also a matter of survival. in the us, it s a bigger killer than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined, potentially contributing to as many as 12,000 premature deaths per year in the us. so how can we keep our communities cool? well, it can feel like a huge challenge, but this is just one of the simple but powerful sol
he has said discussions are ongoing about a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to get aid to civilians into gaza. but fighting in gaza is intensifying and communications are down for a third time. our correspondent rushdi abualouf in gaza has told us that tonight s bombardment seems to be the most intense since the beginning of the war, targeting the northwest of the gaza strip in particular. i also want to bring you an update from the israel defence forces on twitter saying the israeli military says air raid sirens sounding across central israel due to rockets being fired from gaza. i ve said many israelis are running to bomb shelters. these are from the israel defence forces. once we verify those and can bring in more on that update, we will. in terms of the visit of antony blinken. at the end of his visit to iraq antony blinken spoke to the media about the possibility of humanitarian pause to hostilities, that he said would advance several priorities, including getting
that 2023 was hot. in fact, the summer was the hottest on record. and as we continue to burn fossil fuels, the science says our planet will continue to get hotter. so how do we keep the cities we live in cool? well, there are some real life solutions here and now. i m carl nasman and this is future earth. welcome to the new series shining a light on the simple real world solutions we already have to help us solve the biggest challenge of our lifetimes. each week, we ll be taking you on a journey from our forests to the oceans, examining where we live, how we travel and what we eat. we ll show you some paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week, we meet the volunteers working to keep the city of atlanta cool and keep these trees from disappearing. the simple solutions that are already making a difference, one coat at a time how we can protect our bodies from the effect