Thousands of people have died.
Heat waves are bad enough that Seville, Spain decided to create its own naming and rating system for them. On Tuesday,that heatwave Zoe hit temperatures of 110 degrees Fahrenheit and was given the most severe category the system has.
Only the worst of the worst waves will get names, and they'll go in reverse backwards order. Future heat waves will be called Yago, Xenia, Wenceslao and Vega.
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