It's Climate Change I tell'ya!! IT'S CLIMATE CHANGE!!

[spaminator]

Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study
Icebergs transport large quantities of rocks and sediments several hundred kilometres offshore before sinking and transforming life on the seabed.

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Jun 11, 2026 • 1 minute read

Researchers in Denmark said the phenomenon has increased since the turn of the century.
Researchers in Denmark said the phenomenon has increased since the turn of the century. Photo by Florent VERGNES /AFP



Copenhagen (AFP) — Greenland’s glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate change, with implications extending to maritime traffic and marine ecosystems, researchers said Thursday.


“Our results indicate a direct, climate-driven connection between glacier change at the surface, amplified iceberg traffic, and the increased availability of hard-bottom habitats on the deep seafloor,” according to the study by researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), published in the scientific journal Nature.

“When the Greenland ice melts, sea levels rise. But we can also see that the changes affect the entire Arctic,” Shfaqat Abbas Khan, one of the study’s authors, said in a DTU press release.

In the Fram Strait, between northeast Greenland and Svalbard, “the occurrence of icebergs has quadrupled since the year 2000”, the statement said.

In addition, the proportion of groups of icebergs originating from Greenland and from the Russian Arctic, and comprising more than five individual icebergs, has increased by 4.5 percent per decade since the turn of the century.

“The new study shows that the consequences do not stop at rising sea levels, but directly affect deep-sea ecosystems far from the glaciers,” Abbas Khan said.

Icebergs transport large quantities of rocks and sediments several hundred kilometres offshore before sinking and transforming life on the seabed.

Furthermore, as new shipping routes open up in the Arctic, the risk that vessels will encounter icebergs along their journey increases.

Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study

Greenland's glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate change.

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[Dixie Cup]

Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study
Icebergs transport large quantities of rocks and sediments several hundred kilometres offshore before sinking and transforming life on the seabed.

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Jun 11, 2026 • 1 minute read

Researchers in Denmark said the phenomenon has increased since the turn of the century.
Researchers in Denmark said the phenomenon has increased since the turn of the century. Photo by Florent VERGNES /AFP



Copenhagen (AFP) — Greenland’s glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate change, with implications extending to maritime traffic and marine ecosystems, researchers said Thursday.


“Our results indicate a direct, climate-driven connection between glacier change at the surface, amplified iceberg traffic, and the increased availability of hard-bottom habitats on the deep seafloor,” according to the study by researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), published in the scientific journal Nature.

“When the Greenland ice melts, sea levels rise. But we can also see that the changes affect the entire Arctic,” Shfaqat Abbas Khan, one of the study’s authors, said in a DTU press release.

In the Fram Strait, between northeast Greenland and Svalbard, “the occurrence of icebergs has quadrupled since the year 2000”, the statement said.

In addition, the proportion of groups of icebergs originating from Greenland and from the Russian Arctic, and comprising more than five individual icebergs, has increased by 4.5 percent per decade since the turn of the century.

“The new study shows that the consequences do not stop at rising sea levels, but directly affect deep-sea ecosystems far from the glaciers,” Abbas Khan said.

Icebergs transport large quantities of rocks and sediments several hundred kilometres offshore before sinking and transforming life on the seabed.

Furthermore, as new shipping routes open up in the Arctic, the risk that vessels will encounter icebergs along their journey increases.
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Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study

Greenland's glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate change.

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And they'll all freeze over next year or maybe the year after. It's cynical.

 

[petros]

And they'll all freeze over next year or maybe the year after. It's cynical.

Yes, very cynical.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I totally misread the above as cyclical until now.

 

[Dixie Cup]

Yes, very cynical.

I totally misread the above as cyclical until now.

Too funny. OK so I didn't spell it correctly so it is funny!! Ah well, you know what I meant.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Too funny. OK so I didn't spell it correctly so it is funny!! Ah well, you know what I meant.

Both work in this context though.

 

[spaminator]

Europe heatwave closes schools, threatens health
France reports that 40 people drowned in the past five days as citizens bathed to cool off

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
by AFP's European bureaus
Published Jun 23, 2026 • 3 minute read

Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming.
Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming. Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT /AFP
PARIS — Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking early-summer heatwave smothered much of western Europe.


Schools closed and railways advised against travel as Britain, France, Italy and Spain issued red alerts and health warnings for much of their territory in the record-breaking heat.


France sweated through its hottest night ever recorded and reported that 40 people had drowned in the past five days as citizens bathed to cool off.

Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming, and warn they are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense, driven by humans’ burning of fossil fuels.

Authorities warned of the deadly health risks.

In Barcelona, 76-year-old Jose Farre said it made it harder for him to sleep and even breathe.

“I have a heart condition, I’m diabetic and I feel it a lot,” he said, after coming out in the cooler early hours to do his shopping.

“We’ve gained several degrees between my youth and today… But what bothers you the most is the humidity.”

– Heat health danger –
Nearly all of Spain was under a heat alert, with parts of the south and north of the country on the highest warning level.


National weather agency AEMET issued red alerts for “extraordinary danger” in areas around the southern city of Cordoba, the northern city of Bilbao and parts of the northern region of Cantabria.

Authorities urged people to take extra care of vulnerable people, drink water and avoid exertion at the hottest hours — if possible.

A worker cools off at a road works in Madrid on June 22. (OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP)
A worker cools off at a road works in Madrid on June 22. (OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP) Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO /AFP
But Reinaldo Garcia, 35, had to go every day to the small air-conditioned kiosk where he sells lottery tickets in Madrid.

“In the afternoon, when the sun hits full-strength on the kiosk, it’s like there’s no air-conditioning at all,” he said. “But I have to work all the same.”

Italy’s health ministry declared a red heatwave alert in 15 cities including Milan and Rome.

During a red alert the ministry advises people to eat light, stay indoors in the hottest parts of the day and sprinkle themselves with cool water.

– UK schools close –
Dozens of schools in England said they would close early on Tuesday and remain shut for two more days.


“Most of our buildings cannot be cooled adequately and there is little shade outside,” one school in southeastern Buckinghamshire said.

The UK’s meteorological office issued a rare red heat warning — for only the second time — for parts of central and south England on Wednesday and Thursday.

A pedestrian sheltered from the sun in London’s Hyde Park. (Brook Mitchell/AFP)
A pedestrian sheltered from the sun in London’s Hyde Park. (Brook Mitchell/AFP) Photo by Brook Mitchell /AFP
The alert indicates a risk to life and the possibility of major infrastructure being closed.

Temperatures could soar to 40C, unprecedented for the time of the year.

“To see temperatures like this in the UK in June is sobering,” said Met Office chief scientist Stephen Belcher.

“Human induced climate change has made events like this more likely and more intense.”

The railway line connecting the northeast to London issued a “do not travel” advisory.

Met Office deputy chief forecaster Mark Sidaway warned of “severe and significant impacts” and health risks “even beyond those who are normally more vulnerable to the heat”.

– ‘Tragic’ drownings in France –
France from Monday to Tuesday had its hottest night since records began in 1947, the national weather agency Meteo France said.


The country closed over 1,350 schools on Monday.

Speaking at a crisis meeting, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu warned of “a tragic scourge of drownings”, saying 40 mostly young people had drowned since June 18.

In Germany in Monday police said five people had died in fatal swimming accidents over the weekend.

A man sits on a camp bed at an emergency heatwave relief centre opened by the French city of Bordeaux. (Philippe LOPEZ/AFP)
A man sits on a camp bed at an emergency heatwave relief centre opened by the French city of Bordeaux. (Philippe LOPEZ/AFP) Photo by Philippe LOPEZ /AFP
On Monday, two children aged two and four were found dead in a car, believed to be casualties of the heatwave, according to a local prosecutor in the southern town of Carpentras.

Lecornu asked the government to ensure “an endurance plan for hospitals” in the heat.

Economy Minister Roland Lescure at a conference ordered plans to “adapt schools to this new challenge”.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the world to act with “far greater urgency” to limit global warming, warning that fossil fuels were driving twin climate and energy crises.

Europe heatwave closes schools, threatens health

France sweated through its hottest night ever recorded and reported that 40 people had drowned in five days as citizens bathed to cool off.

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[Ron in Regina]

The Irish are starting to wear sunscreen, so it’s getting serious.

 

[petros]

Who declared a climate crisis? Media?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Who declared a climate crisis? Media?

Follow the money I guess. Declaration of a climate crisis serves as a market catalyst, allowing governments and private institutions to officially quantify risks, issue debt, and allocate billions in funding. Multiple entities are positioned to attach dollar figures to this crisis and profit from it. This doesn’t answer your question but it sure opens up a rabbit hole.

 

[petros]

Follow the money I guess. Declaration of a climate crisis serves as a market catalyst, allowing governments and private institutions to officially quantify risks, issue debt, and allocate billions in funding. Multiple entities are positioned to attach dollar figures to this crisis and profit from it. This doesn’t answer your question but it sure opens up a rabbit hole.

It was never declared. It's a media thing. Hasbara but not Israel hasbara.

 

[pgs]

It was never declared. It's a media thing. Hasbara but not Israel hasbara.

Where is the canola ? Just drove across to the lake head ,and no bright yellow fields , I go at this time every year .

 

[spaminator]

U.K. heatwave breaks 50-year June temperature record with 38C forecast
A heat dome currently over western Europe is bringing extreme conditions across the continent

Author of the article:Eddie Chau
Published Jun 25, 2026 • Last updated 14 hours ago • 2 minute read

A person shields their face from the heat of the sun with a fan, in central London on June 25, 2026, during a heatwave. Photo by BROOK MITCHELL /AFP via Getty Images

Thursday’s forecasted high of 38C in Britain could set another record as the hottest day in June, shattering a record of 35.6C from 1976.


According to the Met Office, the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service, the temperature was broken four times on Wednesday, with the highest temperature at 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire. This came after 36C was recorded in Gosport and also in Wisley, Surrey, 35.8C in Wiggonholt, West Sussex, and 35.7C in Charlwood, Surrey, per The Independent.

The record-breaking temperatures hit as much of the U.K. is experiencing scorching hot and humid conditions, which spawned a rare red warning from the Met Office for extreme heat.

‘Heat dome’ over western Europe
The heatwave has already caused health warnings, school closures and disruption to transportation. It’s caused by a “heat dome” that’s currently over western Europe, which brings extreme conditions across the continent, The Independent reported.


The Met Office’s extreme heat warnings will remain in place as heat-related illnesses are set to continue.

The BBC reported the heat is expected to start easing from Friday on as wind direction changes and temperatures return closer to average for next week.

On Thursday, temperatures could be as high as 37C or 38C in central southern England. Things will be slightly cooler in Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures up to 25C to 30C.

Northern Scotland will be cooler, with highs around 15-20C.

Amber extreme warnings, the Met Office’s second-highest level, will still be in place for parts of England through Saturday.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms could develop in southwest England on Thursday, with the possibility of gusty winds, intense rainfall and some localized flash flooding, the BBC noted.

People swim and paddle in the sea, on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on June 25, 2026, during a heatwave. Photo by CARLOS JASSO /AFP via Getty Images
Stark illustration of climate change
The Independent reported experts warned that the breaking of a 50-year-old temperature record is a stark illustration of climate change that’s fueled by fossil fuel burning, which leads to more frequent and intense heatwaves.


The temperature figures are provisional, and the Met Office will verify them at the end of the heatwave to see whether they officially set a new record.

“If confirmed, a new June daily temperature record would be significant, especially following on the heels of the recent records set in May,” Met Office science manager Amy Doherty told The Independent.

“The new record provides further evidence that temperatures previously considered extreme are becoming increasingly common as a result of human-induced climate change.”

To beat the heat, some schools were closed or partially closed, while transportation services have been disrupted, and people were urged to stay inside, close windows and curtains, and stay hydrated.

The heatwave has people calling on the government to take more action to protect the U.K. from extreme heat, including measures to cool hospitals, schools and care homes.

According to The Met Office, the frequency and intensity of heatwaves have increased globally.

“Human-induced climate change has made events like this more likely and more intense,” said Met Office chief scientist Stephen Belcher, per The Independent.

“To see temperatures like this in the U.K. in June is sobering. 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.”

UK weather: June's temperature record set to be broken again as 38C forecast

Thursday is expected to be a hotter day for parts of England and Wales with June's record temperature set to be broken for a second day in a row as Simon King explains.

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Thunderstorms hit Britain as hottest June day record could be broken again - live

A high of 40C is forecast in the southeast of England on Friday

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U.K. heatwave breaks 50-year June temperature record with 38C forecast

A heat dome currently over western Europe is bringing extreme conditions across the continent. Read on.

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[Taxslave2]

So this heat wave in Europe must have caused all the flooding in Edmonton. Raindrops are on the move to avoid evaporation.

 

[Ron in Regina]

So this heat wave in Europe must have caused all the flooding in Edmonton. Raindrops are on the move to avoid evaporation.

It’s been a cold wet spring & summer on the prairies so far too.

 

[Dixie Cup]

I'm in Edmonton and trust me, we don't' need any more rain. Having said that, we're ok where we live & we also have an RV in a park about an hour south of Edmonton and we're ok there as well. The fields don't look that good - standing water everywhere & the mosquitos, I can't even explain how bad they are with all the moisture. It's hard to take my dog for a walk w/o getting eaten by the little buggers!! It's not raining today, at least so far, which makes me happy. Hopefully, no more rain today anyway.

Canada Day doesn't look too good. Our son is coming out to our RV for a couple of days. We usually watch the Canada Day Parade in the town where we park our RV but I'm wondering if here'll be one this year b'cuz of the weather. I hope so 'cuz even tho' I support Alberta Independence; I still hope that things can be worked out. But the Feds are stubborn & very stupid, so there's that. They don't have competent personal to deal with governing. I mean, they can't even make a deal with the U.S. because they're scared of Trump!! So I'm not overly optimistic. I also know that the referendum on independence if held today wouldn't pass which makes me wonder why everyone is so scared of even having one. Direct democracy is what everyone SHOULD want. But I believe it's because there may be a "slight" chance of it going the other way which means the loss of transfer payments and I think all the B.S. coming from the opposition is exactly the reason why they're lying about pretty much everything regarding the referendum. But it is what it is. Albertans need to be able to voice their opinions, whether it be yay or nay. That's what democracy is about. The Feds, of course, HATE DEMOCRACY. They would prefer authoritarian democracy (if there is such a thing). The next few years will be VERY interesting, don't you think?

 

[pgs]

I'm in Edmonton and trust me, we don't' need any more rain. Having said that, we're ok where we live & we also have an RV in a park about an hour south of Edmonton and we're ok there as well. The fields don't look that good - standing water everywhere & the mosquitos, I can't even explain how bad they are with all the moisture. It's hard to take my dog for a walk w/o getting eaten by the little buggers!! It's not raining today, at least so far, which makes me happy. Hopefully, no more rain today anyway.

Canada Day doesn't look too good. Our son is coming out to our RV for a couple of days. We usually watch the Canada Day Parade in the town where we park our RV but I'm wondering if here'll be one this year b'cuz of the weather. I hope so 'cuz even tho' I support Alberta Independence; I still hope that things can be worked out. But the Feds are stubborn & very stupid, so there's that. They don't have competent personal to deal with governing. I mean, they can't even make a deal with the U.S. because they're scared of Trump!! So I'm not overly optimistic. I also know that the referendum on independence if held today wouldn't pass which makes me wonder why everyone is so scared of even having one. Direct democracy is what everyone SHOULD want. But I believe it's because there may be a "slight" chance of it going the other way which means the loss of transfer payments and I think all the B.S. coming from the opposition is exactly the reason why they're lying about pretty much everything regarding the referendum. But it is what it is. Albertans need to be able to voice their opinions, whether it be yay or nay. That's what democracy is about. The Feds, of course, HATE DEMOCRACY. They would prefer authoritarian democracy (if there is such a thing). The next few years will be VERY interesting, don't you think?

So is that why I saw no yellow fields week ? Climate change or late spring ?

 

[pgs]

So is that why I saw no yellow fields week ? Climate change or late spring ?

Last week . I love the yellow fields .

 

[spaminator]

Europe swelters as heatwave moves east, excess deaths rise
Heat remained intense across central, eastern Europe

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Jun 28, 2026 • 2 minute read

The sun on the horizon.
The heat remained intense across central and eastern Europe. Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER /AFP
PARIS — Europe’s deadly heatwave pushed east Sunday with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent despite fleeting relief from overnight storms, notably in France and Belgium.


The heat remained intense across central and eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland hit hard as temperatures soared and records fell. At least 191 million Europeans were expected to face temperatures above 35 C during the day, according to AFP estimates.


The World Health Organization said it had recorded more than 1,300 excess deaths in Europe since June 21. Overall, some 381 million Europeans were set to see temperatures exceed 30 C, according to analysis based on forecasts from the German Meteorological Service and population data.

Almost all of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic were above 35 C, along with around 42 million people in Germany, while Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Austria and western Ukraine also faced extreme heat.

‘Not a fiasco’
“Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.


Storms brought some respite overnight, particularly in France after several days of temperatures close to 40 C. But they also caused damage, as a man died near Brussels when a tree fell on his car, local media reported.

In France, the highest-level heat alerts were expected to ease on Sunday evening, although millions continued to endure sweltering conditions.

People shelter from the sun under umbrellas at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP)
People shelter from the sun under umbrellas at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP) Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER /AFP
Still marked by the 2003 heatwave — Europe’s worst in centuries, which killed around 15,000 people — French authorities feared a rising death toll.

The country’s national health agency said Sunday it had tallied around 1,000 more deaths than expected from Wednesday, and warned the figure was likely to increase further.

Many of those fatalities are among those aged 65 and over, it said.

But Health Minister Stephanie Rist said France would “probably” avoid a repeat of the devastating 2003 heatwave, citing better preparation in care homes for the elderly.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez rejected criticism over the response, insisting: “This is not a fiasco — we were prepared.”


Records tumble
Temperatures soared above 40 C in several countries on Sunday as the heatwave shattered records across central and eastern Europe.

Poland recorded a new all-time high of 40.5 C in the western town of Slubice, according to the national meteorological institute.

Germany set a new national high of 41.7 C at Coschen, near the Polish border, surpassing a high set just a day earlier, while the Czech Republic also broke records for a second consecutive day, with 41.1 C recorded in Doksany, north of Prague.

France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said rising temperatures were clearly affecting marine life and biodiversity.

One man died as Belgium was swept by violent storms overnight, causing widespread damage. (Nicolas TUCAT/AFP)
One man died as Belgium was swept by violent storms overnight, causing widespread damage. (Nicolas TUCAT/AFP) Photo by Nicolas TUCAT /AFP
Speaking from a beach at Wimereux in northern France, CNRS research director Gregory Beaugrand told AFP the warming of the Channel was disrupting the food chain, as “fish that like cold waters are disappearing.”

French paleoclimatologist Jean Jouzel told the Tribune newspaper he feared political attention would quickly shift once the heatwave ends.

Urging people to heed scientific warnings, he said: “People are closing their eyes — but it is extremely serious.”

Europe swelters as heatwave moves east, excess deaths rise

Europe's deadly heatwave pushed east Sunday with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent. More.

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Europe's deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine
More than 1,300 excess deaths were recorded in Europe since June 21, according to the UN health agency.

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Jun 29, 2026 • 2 minute read

Women cooled off under a water spray in Warsaw on Sunday.
Women cooled off under a water spray in Warsaw on Sunday. Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI /AFP
Paris (France) (AFP) — The most severe heatwave ever recorded in Europe roasted central and eastern parts of the continent on Monday and began to creep over Ukraine, which scrambled to prepare its war-ravaged power grid for the shock of scorching heat.


The heatwave first smothered western Europe last week, sending mercury to record highs and straining hospitals, transport networks and power grids on a continent where infrastructure was not built to withstand the punishing temperatures and where air conditioning is not widespread.


More than 1,300 excess deaths were recorded in Europe since June 21, according to the UN health agency, including several small children who died in locked cars and youths who drowned as they sought relief from the infernal temperatures in unsupervised swimming spots.

France reported at least 74 drowning deaths since June 18 and Poland said 17 drowned on Sunday alone.

“I’m doing the same thing as everyone — trying to stay in the shade and drink a lot of water,” Susanne, a Vienna resident, told AFP on a bank of a river near the Austrian capital.

“I just hope that the politicians will understand the situation and will begin to set a course in the right direction,” she said.


On Monday, the Balkans braced for temperatures of up to 40C, with firefighters in Bosnia battling blazes sparked during the heat.

At least 130 million people in Europe were expected to swelter through temperatures of more than 35C, down from 190 million on Sunday, according to an AFP analysis.

This heatwave is the most severe ever recorded in Europe, and would have been “virtually impossible” this early in the summer without climate change, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.

All-time temperature records have been broken in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, as well as for the month of June in the UK and in Switzerland.

– New shock for Ukraine –
Ukraine on Monday was preparing to absorb the blow from Nature on its energy network, already pummelled by Russian attacks over more than four years of war.

Police used water cannon to spray people with water at the concert of Bruno Mars in Berlin. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP)
Grid operators in at least five regions — from Ivano-Frankivsk in the west to Zaporizhzhia on the front line in the south — announced that temporary restrictions on energy usage would be in force during parts of Tuesday.


The state weather service said the country would face “intense heat”, with temperatures of 35C-38C expected on Monday.

“The heat is also a serious test for equipment that has been operating under wartime conditions for more than four years and has withstood numerous attacks,” Sergii Kovalenko, CEO of the Yasno energy company, said over the weekend.

He said that summer was the peak period for repairing the energy network, battered through the winter by repeated Russian attacks, meaning the grid was already “operating at the limit of its capabilities”.

– Record temperatures –
Over the weekend, the heat scorched the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, with the countries setting new temperature records of 41.9C, 41.7C and 40.5C, respectively.

Thunderstorms rumbled over Paris as temperatures dropped. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP)
The Berlin police used water cannons to help residents of the capital cool off for a second day running Sunday — this time at the Olympia venue where singer Bruno Mars was performing.

With temperatures cooling in France, the national weather service said on Sunday evening it was already anticipating the possibility of another heatwave in July.

Europe's deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine

The most severe heatwave ever recorded in Europe roasted central and eastern parts of the continent and began to creep over Ukraine.

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