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Europe’s Historic Heatwaves Explained | Global News
- Published
- July 4, 2026
- Duration
- 2:01
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- Last updated
- Jul 5, 2026
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Europe just shattered heat records twice in a row — not even halfway through summer — with temperatures soaring past old highs by two degrees or more in places like the UK. Humidity and lack of cooling nights turned these heatwaves into brutal, sleepless disasters. Across the continent, over a dozen countries broke June temperature records, with some hitt…
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Europe just shattered heat records twice in a row — not even halfway through summer — with temperatures soaring past old highs by two degrees or more in places like the UK. Humidity and lack of cooling nights turned these heatwaves into brutal, sleepless disasters. Across the continent, over a dozen countries broke June temperature records, with some hitting over 40°C — unheard of for this time of year. Scientists confirm this is exactly what climate change predicted: hotter, more intense heatwa
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