Paris records hottest ever day as heatwave sears Europe
(The Guardian Belgium)

All-time high in Netherlands for second time in 24 hours as dangerous heatwave sweeps continent Paris has recorded its hottest day ever and a new all-time high for the Netherlands was surpassed within 24 hours as the second dangerous heatwave of summer 2019 sears western Europe.Météo-France said the mercury at its Paris-Montsouris weather station in the French capital hit 40.6C (105F) just after 1.30pm local time on Thursday, breaking the previous high of 40.4C recorded in July 1947, and was continuing to climb. Related: Climate crisis blamed as temperature records broken in three nations Continue reading...