{"id":49412,"date":"2026-06-24T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/49412\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:33:47","slug":"europeans-grapple-with-scorching-june-heatwave-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/49412\/","title":{"rendered":"Europeans grapple with scorching June heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Europeans grapple with scorching June heatwave\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0Oo_B_znn0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nEuropeans grapple with scorching June heatwave<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAs western Europe bakes under what scientists describe as a heat dome, or &#8216;atmospheric lid&#8217;, residents across the continent are grappling with extreme temperatures caused by climate breakdown.<br \/>\nFrance registered its hottest day on record as 40 people across the country were confirmed to have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas over the last few days.<br \/>\nThe UK broke its all-time temperature record for June, with the Met Office issuing its second ever red alert.<br \/>\n&#8216;To see temperatures like this in the UK in June is sobering,&#8217; said Stephen Belcher, the Met Office\u2019s chief scientist. &#8216;Events like this bring home the implications of climate change, with very high temperatures and humidity bringing significant health implications from heat stress, as well as impacts to a range of sectors such as transport, energy and water supply&#8217;<br \/>\nUK records its hottest June day, beating highs from 1957 and 1976 \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/jun\/24\/uk-records-hottest-june-day<br \/>\nEurope heatwave live: UK breaks temperature record for June as parts of France hit 40C \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jun\/24\/europe-heatwave-live-news-updates-uk-record-breaking-temperatures-italy-red-alert<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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