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Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

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.

Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the β€˜Crash Test.’

23 June 2026 at 10:02
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

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A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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