Italy's health ministry issued simultaneous red alerts for all 27 monitored cities on Thursday, the first such occurrence in 2026, spanning from Trieste to Palermo. Austria recorded a national temperature of 106.2 degrees Fahrenheit while multiple European countries exceeded 104 degrees, contributing to wildfires in France and disruptions to energy and transport systems. Rome extended evening hours at the Colosseum and Pantheon and added cooling measures and medical stations at the Colosseum.