Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides asked Israel for aid, leading to the launch of Operation Wings of Fire, with Israeli firefighters and planes headed to Limassol.
Tehran is expected to reach 39 C by mid-week.
"We must do everything within our power to make the immigrants' transition to Israel as comfortable as possible," stated Minister Sofer.
"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero
Wednesday will bring clear skies and a further increase in temperatures, returning the country to an uncomfortable heat.
German analyst Haustein said temperatures will continue to increase unless fossil fuel use is drastically cut worldwide.
The researchers estimated that about 2.8% of heart attack deaths could be attributed to the combination of extreme temperatures and high levels of fine particulate pollution.
Just as we have to be careful of the many dangers that lie in the hottest season of the year, we need to make sure we are taking care of our cats.
Some 20,000 people had to leave homes and hotels in Rhodes over the weekend.
Periods of extreme heat are likely to hit every two to five years if average global temperatures rise 2C above pre-industrial levels.
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