Iran has introduced a nationwide shutdown as a consequence of "unprecedented heat". 

A two-day nationwide vacation will begin tomorrow with governmental places of work, banks and colleges all closing.

The well being ministry stated hospitals might be on excessive alert, because it warned the aged and folks with well being circumstances to remain indoors.

Many cities and cities throughout Iran have sweltered for days in warmth as excessive as 40C (104F), with the mercury rising to 50C (122F) within the southwest metropolis of Ahvaz.

The metropolis additionally registered Iran's hottest-ever temperature in 2022 of 53C (128F).

This yr has already seen warmth information damaged throughout the globe, with devastating penalties.

Earth skilled its hottest day in modern history on 4 July, when the common international temperature reached 17.18C (62.9F).

The UK recorded its hottest June since records began in 1884.

Back-to-back heatwaves introduced temperatures in the 40s to parts of Europe final month, fanning out-of-control wildfires burning throughout components of Greece, Sicily, Portugal and Croatia.

Blazes on Rhodes forced 19,000 people to be evacuated from the Greek resort island, the nation's largest-ever evacuation due to a wildfire.

In the US, Texas and the south has sweltered under an intense "heat dome".

Last month, temperatures in Death Valley approached the worldwide document of 56.7C (134F).

Soaring warmth in Mexico has been blamed for the deaths of just about 112 folks since March, whereas nearly 170 people have been killed in India.

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China has additionally recorded the very best variety of days the place the temperature exceeded 35C (95F) over a six-month interval since information started. North Africa has additionally seen temperatures above 50C (95F).

Even Antarctica, at present in its winter, registered anomalously excessive temperatures. Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base within the white continent's Argentine Islands lately broke its July temperature document with a 8.7C (47.6F) studying.

A study from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) discovered this yr's excessive temperatures are not uncommon.

It stated heatwaves in Europe and North America would have been just about unattainable with out climate change.