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| In pictures: Europe swelters in blistering June heat | In pictures: Europe swelters in blistering June heat |
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| A heavy metal music fan cools off with water at a festival in Clisson, western France | A heavy metal music fan cools off with water at a festival in Clisson, western France |
| Parts of western Europe are experiencing more extreme heat this weekend under a wave of hot air that has moved north from Africa. | Parts of western Europe are experiencing more extreme heat this weekend under a wave of hot air that has moved north from Africa. |
| Temperatures in both Spain and France have broken records, putting pressure on hospitals and energy grids. | Temperatures in both Spain and France have broken records, putting pressure on hospitals and energy grids. |
| French officials forecast some areas will reach 42C (107.6F) on Saturday. | French officials forecast some areas will reach 42C (107.6F) on Saturday. |
| Scientists warn that climate change is making periods of intense heat strike more frequently and earlier in the year, and be more severe. | Scientists warn that climate change is making periods of intense heat strike more frequently and earlier in the year, and be more severe. |
| France is experiencing the country's earliest recorded heatwave since records began in 1947, its meteorological agency said. | France is experiencing the country's earliest recorded heatwave since records began in 1947, its meteorological agency said. |
| Farmers in Italy warned of the impact of drought on their harvests, with water levels in the River Po down by nearly three-quarters compared with seasonal averages. In Spain, firefighters tackled forest blazes in Catalonia. | Farmers in Italy warned of the impact of drought on their harvests, with water levels in the River Po down by nearly three-quarters compared with seasonal averages. In Spain, firefighters tackled forest blazes in Catalonia. |
| Water cooling sites were set up in Paris's Place de la Republique, where temperatures were forecast to peak at 37C (98.6F) on Saturday | Water cooling sites were set up in Paris's Place de la Republique, where temperatures were forecast to peak at 37C (98.6F) on Saturday |
| A woman uses a fan to cool down in Paris's Luxembourg Gardens | A woman uses a fan to cool down in Paris's Luxembourg Gardens |
| Early morning temperatures were cool enough for this mother to take her child for a stroll through the Jardin des Tuileries in the French capital | Early morning temperatures were cool enough for this mother to take her child for a stroll through the Jardin des Tuileries in the French capital |
| It was hot work for a tomato farmer in Ortaffa, southern France | It was hot work for a tomato farmer in Ortaffa, southern France |
| In Cologne, Germany temperatures were forecast to peak at 35C (98F) on Saturday | In Cologne, Germany temperatures were forecast to peak at 35C (98F) on Saturday |
| Water from a fountain in central Rome offered one tourist a cooling splash | Water from a fountain in central Rome offered one tourist a cooling splash |
| Shrubs grow along the dried-out bed of the River Cervol in Vinaros, Spain | Shrubs grow along the dried-out bed of the River Cervol in Vinaros, Spain |
| German officials issued a heat warning after forecasting that temperatures will reach 34C (93.2F) this weekend in the capital | German officials issued a heat warning after forecasting that temperatures will reach 34C (93.2F) this weekend in the capital |
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| Europe Heatwave: France heat continues to build | Europe Heatwave: France heat continues to build |
| Europe Heatwave: France heat continues to build | Europe Heatwave: France heat continues to build |
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| Climate change |