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"Extreme heat": Alerts in place as Europe roasts

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 1 Jul 2025, 11:09am
(Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
(Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"Extreme heat": Alerts in place as Europe roasts

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 1 Jul 2025, 11:09am

Records have been set in Spain and Portugal as extreme heat continues to roast Europe.  

Temperatures at or above 38C are expected through the week, rolling eastward to encompass France, Italy, and eventually portions of Eastern Europe.  

A record number of heat alerts are in place across France, with 16 regions on red alert, and 68 others on orange alert. 

Europe Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking while heatwaves aren’t uncommon in summer, there’s never been temperatures this high, this early. 

She says Monday was the hottest June day in France ever, and it’s only going to get worse by Tuesday lunchtime.  

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