An elephant in a Berlin zoo uses its trunk to splash itself with water as a heat wave brings potentially record-breaking temperatures to Europe.
Orangutans at a Vienna zoo got buckets of water, lemurs in Rome enjoyed fruit icicles and a polar bear took to a pool in Germany as much of Europe sweltered Tuesday in an early summer heat wave.
"Heat waves are going to happen again, we know it, and maybe intensify in the next years and decades because of the climate change," she told reporters following the government's weekly Cabinet meeting. "Our message this week is simple: look after yourself, your family and your neighbors," he said."A phone call or a knock on the door could save a life."
Authorities in Switzerland raised the heat warning to the second-highest level for areas along the southern and northern borders with Italy and Germany, warning people to avoid strenuous activity and stay hydrated.
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