Heat wave in Europe: Which countries are worst hit?
26 July 2022 |
10:24 am
Summer fires aren't unusual. But climate change means they've scorched Western Europe much earlier than usual this year, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land and causing massive evacuations as some places record their hottest temperatures ever.
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