Red Alerts for Portugal, Spain Amid Smothering Heat Wave

Red Alerts for Portugal, Spain Amid Smothering Heat Wave
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BARCELONA, Spain—Residents and tourists in Portugal and Spain stayed in the shade or flocked to the beach Aug. 4 as southern Europe sweltered in a heat wave that has produced near-record temperatures and threatens to stick around for days to come.

The extremely high temperatures, caused by an influx of hot air from Africa, were also carrying loads of dust from the Sahara Desert.