Europe’s increasingly frequent heatwaves are under the spotlight, as devastating wildfires and sweltering temperatures wreak havoc across the continent.
But some of these 'extreme' forecasts don’t necessarily sound so extreme - especially when they’re compared to other hot regions like Australia or Qatar.
So how does this current heatwave compare?
With this report, here’s our World News Editor Kate Gregan.
Fires in France, Greece, Portugal and Spain have forced mass evacuations, and there’s been more than a-thousand heatwave related deaths.
But, for now - 2021 holds the record for Europe’s hottest summer.
Last year in Italy - temperatures soared to 48.8 degrees celsius.
But more than two-dozen countries around the world have recorded maximum temperatures of at least 50 degrees celsius.
That was recorded in California’s Death Valley back in 1913…. And two years ago, the area hit 54.4 degrees celsius.
Local man Mike Wood told CNN he’s used to the heat - but sometimes, his shoes start melting.
"The ground temperatures here can approach a couple hundred degrees (Fahrenheit) so you are talking about pretty much boiling the shoes so everything that holds the shoes together comes apart."
The hottest known temperature in Africa is 55 degrees celsius - that was recorded in Tunisia in 1931.
While Iran holds the record for Asia’s hottest temperature of 54 degrees celsius - which it recorded in 2017.
On the flipside - in Oymiakon - which is a small village in central Siberia - it’s so cold your eyelashes freeze together.
If it’s warmer than MINUS 50 degrees celsius - it’s a good day.
The water there freezes instantly - so that means there are no showers… or flushing toilets.
If nature calls, you have to walk outside, through the snow - and use a long drop as this 60 Minutes reporter Liam Bartlett found out the hard way.
The coldest temperature ever recorded is a casual minus 89.2 degrees celsius-- that was registered in Antarctica almost 40 years ago.... that's about five times colder than your freezer.
