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A white Bengal tiger eats frozen meat to cool off at the Rome Zoo (Bioparco di Roma) as temperatures reach nearly 40 degrees Celsius during a heat wave, in Rome on July 19, 2023. Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures, to Europe and Japan, in the latest example of the threat from global warming. Italy faces weekend predictions of historic highs with the health ministry issuing a red alert for 16 cities including Rome, Bologna and Florence. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)