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What happens when it breaks 100 degrees in Europe

People cool off in the fountains of the Trocadero Gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on June 20, 2026. Much of Europe — including France, Spain, and Italy — continues to endure a record-breaking heat wave and extreme temperatures. | Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu/Getty Images This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Two children, aged 4 and 2, have been found dead in their family’s car in south eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave...