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Received — 9 July 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Western Europe Had Its Hottest June on Record

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Raymond Zhong
9 July 2026 at 03:00
An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.

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Riding a hot train in London on June 24. Average temperatures across Western Europe last month were 3.05 degrees Celsius, or 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit, above the mean from recent decades.

Climate Change Fueling Europe’s Ferocious Heat Wave, Scientists Find

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By: Raymond Zhong
26 June 2026 at 05:01
A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would “not have been possible” without global warming.

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A shady passageway on Tuesday in Bordeaux, France, where temperatures reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 42 Celsius.

Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Raymond Zhong
24 June 2026 at 18:59
The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

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Morning commuters on the London Bridge on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest recorded June day in the United Kingdom.
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