Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwave

PARIS, France – Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heatwave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain. AFP estimates based on analysis of forecasts from the German weather service and 2025 population projections from Europe’s Joint Research Centre suggest maximum temperatures will surpass 30C for over 350 million people — more than two-thirds of the continent’s population. The effects of the extreme weather, with temperatures hotter than parts of east and west Africa, have been made worse by buildings and infrastructure not designed to cope […]... Keep on reading: Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwave