People rest in the shade in Seville on April 26, 2023 as Spain is bracing for an early heat wave. - Spain, which in 2022 experienced the hottest year since records began, is bracing for an early heat wave later this week that will cause temperatures to soar to levels normally seen in summer. State weather office AEMET forecasts the mercury could hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southern Guadalquivir Valley. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)