What is driving Europe's record-breaking 'Cerberus' heatwave and how long will it last?

This may not be the end of Europe's weather woes

Hellenic Red Cross workers distribute bottles of water to visitors outside the Acropolis in Athens on July 13, 2023. Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis/ AFP via Getty Images

Meteorologists believe that the current European temperature record may be broken over the coming days, as a heatwave continues to impact the south and east of the continent.

The heatwave, which Italian meteorologists named ‘Cerberus’ after the three-headed monster in Dante's Inferno, is already impacting popular tourist destinations across Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, Turkey, and Croatia.