US EditionFires Break Out as Southern Europe Heatwave Intensifies
- A severe heat wave covering much of Europe caused record-high temperatures and widespread forest fires during late June and early July 2025.
- The heat originated from a persistent 'heat dome' that trapped hot air, intensifying temperatures up to 46.6 C in Portugal and surpassing previous June records since 1950.
- Firefighters battled multiple blazes, including a major forest fire in France's Aude region burning 988 acres and a large fire in Turkey's Hatay province forcing 1,500 evacuations and airport closures.
- Temperatures reached nearly 30 C at Wimbledon, marking its hottest opening day, while health and government officials issued red heat alerts across Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, and the UK to protect vulnerable populations.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres and WHO officials stated that extreme heat is now the new normal, threatening older adults, children, and those with health conditions and calling for urgent climate action.
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The early heat wave in Western and Southern Europe extends northward on Tuesday.
·Montreal, Canada
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GENEVA.- Europe was still under the first great heat wave this summer, with health warnings in effect on Tuesday, even when conditions were beginning to improve in some parts of the continent. Hard temperatures were predicted to reach 40 degrees in Paris and would remain unusually high in Belgium and Holland. In contrast, temperatures were falling in Portugal, where no red heat warnings were issued. Warm nights, in some cases with temperatures c…
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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A severe heatwave has gripped southern Europe, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius in Spain while almost all of mainland France is on alert.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Europe Swelters under a Punishing Heat Wave with Paris Forecast to Hit ...
·Washington, United States
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