SHOTLIST: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (JULY 1, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WEARING LIGHT CLOTHES AND CARRYING UMBRELLAS 2. SHADED WINDOWS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 3. PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN SPENDING TIME AT PARK 4. CHILDREN PLAYING IN DECORATIVE POOL AT PARK (TWO SHOTS) 5. SHOPKEEPER WETTING GROUND OUTSIDE KIOSK 6. PEOPLE CANOEING ON CANAL 7. PUBLIC TERMOMETER SHOWING 33°C 8. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING, SITTING AND ATTENDING FESTIVAL AT PARK / CHILDREN PLAYING WITH WATERAMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JULY 1: The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued an "orange alert" on Tuesday for extreme heat in Noord-Brabant, Gelderland, and Limburg for July 1–2, while a "yellow alert" was declared for the rest of the country and the National Heat Plan was activated nationwide. The institute warned that high temperatures could pose serious health risks, particularly to people with chronic illnesses, urging them to stay indoors. As the world enters what is traditionally the hottest month of the year, the UN's weather agency is ramping up warnings about extreme heat, which it calls a "silent killer." "Today is the first of July, which is traditionally the hottest month of the year, certainly in the northern hemisphere, also at the global level," Clare Nullis, spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said Tuesday in Geneva. Extreme heat, fueled by human-induced climate change, is becoming "more frequent, more intense," she said. Noting that a strong high-pressure system is currently pushing hot air from North Africa into Europe, she said: "We are seeing episodes of extreme heat, which normally we would see later on in summer." She highlighted unusually high sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean as a key factor. Switzerland, including Geneva, is under an amber alert, she said, while France has issued a top-level red alert for 16 departments. "Spain … reported a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius (114F) at the weekend," Nullis said, with Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Morocco also facing extreme heat. The elderly, poor, and infirm are most at risk, she said, but "everybody is at risk," citing dangers even to healthy individuals exerting themselves outdoors. Urban residents are especially affected due to the "urban heat island effect," she said. "We have the knowledge, we have the tools, we can save lives," she said, emphasizing that "every single death from heat is unnecessary."