July 21, 2022

Source: Grist

Excerpt:

The punishing heatwave that has roiled western Europe over the last week abated on Wednesday, heading east toward central Europe. The heat broke records across the United Kingdom and France and left a path of destruction in its wake: Train tracks and roads in London buckled, homes burned down in what was the city fire service’s “busiest day since the Second World War,” and parts of France and Portugal continued to blaze, forcing thousands to flee. 

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