A severe heatwave across western Europe broke national and monthly temperature records on June 24, with France recording its hottest day since measurements began in 1947 and the United Kingdom registering its hottest June day, at 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire. France’s national day-night temperature indicator reached 30C, Paris set a June record of 40.9C, and Spain recorded its highest daily average for June since at least 1950. The heatwave has been linked to dozens of deaths, closed schools a...

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