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Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat

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Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain -- baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave picked up.

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  1. Phys

    Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat (opens Phys)

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    Millions of people across Europe—particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK—sweltered through another wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heat wave intensified.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain -- baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave picked up.

  3. France 24

    Europe swelters under new heatwave (opens France 24)

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    A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer. That includes France, where temperatures in parts of the country have soared to 40 degrees Celsius, triggering a wildfire in the southwest. Monte Francis has the details.

  4. France 24

    Europe swelters under fifth heatwave of summer (opens France 24)

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    A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperatures reached a record high of 21 degrees Celsius.

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