India, Aug. 10 -- The temperature record for the first two months of summer in western Europe has been broken, as the continent is reeling under heatwave and devastating wildfires.
The average temperature for June and July was 21.62 degrees Celsius (70.9 Fahrenheit), about 2.79 degrees above the average, the European Union's climate monitor said Monday.
Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July period on record, and July saw the third and fourth heatwaves since May, marking an exceptional run of extreme heat this summer. Much of the region also saw the widespread dryness observed in May and June persist and intensify, with exceptionally low rainfall and/or soil moisture reported for France, Spain, parts of Germany and the UK. Acros...