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Greece - A country in southeastern Europe with a population of more than 10 million.
Heatwave - A period of abnormally hot weather.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Sicily - The largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy.
Europe - The second-smallest of the world's continents. It has a population of 746 million.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Fossil Fuels - Non-renewable fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Global warming - The Earth is getting hotter due to climate change.
Solar - To do with the sun.
