​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat? (opens in new tab)

​The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ​ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures• Meteorological summer has begun, ushered in with scorching heat that struck before spring was up. Although western Europe is now mostly free from last week’s – which shattered temperature records for May in the UK and Ireland – it is already bracing for yet . Oppressive days, restless nights and furious fires are brewing. On Tuesday, the ...