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Europe’s Heat Wave Breaks UK Temperature Records and Drives Wildfires
LONDON — For the first time on record, Britain suffered under temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius — 104 Fahrenheit — on Tuesday, as a ferocious heat wave moved northwest, leaving a trail of raging wildfires, lost lives and evacuated homes across a Europe frighteningly ill-equipped to cope with the new reality of extreme weather. While…
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Teen May Have Drowned in Thames River Amid London’s Heat Wave, Police Say
A 14-year-old boy was missing on Monday evening and believed to have drowned while swimming in the River Thames, according to London’s police service, as thousands flocked to stretches of water to escape Britain’s scorching heat wave. Late Monday afternoon, London’s Metropolitan Police was alerted to reports that a child had entered the river in…
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Latest UK and Europe Heat Wave News: Live Updates
PARIS — Long a favorite spot for picnics and sunbathing, the lawns surrounding the Eiffel Tower have recently become the scene of furious protests. First came a social media campaign. Then a rally by dozens of local residents. Before long, a protester had hunkered down in a nearby plane tree for a hunger strike. The…
