Sun, suits, and Speedos: I asked workers in London's financial district how they're beating Europe's punishing heat wave

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open air swimming pool in Canary Wharf
City workers are cooling off by indulging in a spot of open water swimming.

Georgia Hennessy

Canceled trains, early closures, and ice cream shortages: Photos show the impact of the European heat wave

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A woman uses an umbrella for shade outside the Louvre Museum during hot weather.
Several European countries experienced a record-breaking heat wave this week.

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Before air conditioning was common, people used blocks of ice and fire hydrants to stay cool

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A woman holds up a drink under an umbrella
Air conditioning didn't become common in American homes until the mid-20th century.

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The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

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a woman cools herself with a small personal fan
As a brutal heat wave hits Europe, many Americans have the same question: Why don't you just get AC?

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I ran over 100 miles through Death Valley in record heat after recovering from chemo — here's what it was like

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Ray Zahab (right) achieves what many would consider unthinkable. Here he is standing in Death Valley when it's 123 degrees Fahrenheit.

Kent Keeler

Passengers took off their clothes and appeared to pass out when their flight was delayed in a 95-degree heat wave

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Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER passenger airplane as seen on final approach flying, landing and taxiing at Athens International Airport ATH in the Greek capital.
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 at Athens International Airport.

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Delhi hits record 127 degrees as residents struggle to secure water

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Delhi, India, hit a record 127 degrees Fahrenheit amid a water shortage. At least 11 people have died, and hospitals are seeing spikes in patients.

A brutal heat wave in Mexico is causing monkeys to drop dead from trees

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Saraguato monkeys (Alouatta palliata) die amid drought and high temperatures, in Buena Vista
Monkeys are falling dead from trees because of a heat wave in Mexico.

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Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency

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Wind turbines stand above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017.

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