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Europe Swelters as More Heat Records Set to Tumble
Forecasters warned Paris could top 40C as Britain, France, Spain, Switzerland and Germany raised alerts for a prolonged heatwave.
- Western Europe is sweltering under a record-breaking heatwave as temperatures approach 40 degrees Celsius in Paris. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu scheduled a crisis meeting on Saturday after Meteo France warned the extreme weather will persist into next week.
- Meteorologists warn this heatwave is 'intense and long-lasting,' with France, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland raising alert levels as human-driven climate change makes such extremes more frequent and intense, comparable to major episodes in 2003 and 2019.
- Beyond the Alps, temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius are transforming tourism in Italy, where visitors queue at Rome's Colosseum in extreme heat. UK Met Office forecasters warn of a 40-percent chance Britain will beat its June record temperature set in 1976.
- Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire ordered parks in Paris to remain open around the clock to ease resident strain. Bank of France Governor Emmanuel Moulin warned that while short-term growth effects are 'somewhat ambiguous,' extreme heat threatens medium-term economic activity.
- Temperatures are expected to peak on Monday, potentially matching historic highs. Residents adapt through diverse strategies: some, like JeanLuc EclercyDeterpigny in Troo, find relief in cave dwellings offering stable temperatures year-round.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center, 38% Right
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- 39% of the sources are Center, 38% of the sources lean Right
39% Center
L 23%
C 39%
R 38%
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