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Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as UK health service urges children and elderly to ‘take weather seriously’ – Europe live

The Guardian World Thursday 09 July 2026, 08:51 UTC By Jakub Krupa 1 min read
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Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on recordFrance will provide emergency aid for fertiliser purchases and support domestic production, ⁠the government said on Thursday, as Middle East tensions drive up costs for farmers already struggling with ⁠low crop prices ⁠and extreme ​weather, Reuters reported. World Weather Attribution, a network of climate scientists, said last month that Europe’s June heatwave was the “most...

Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record

France will provide emergency aid for fertiliser purchases and support domestic production, ⁠the government said on Thursday, as Middle East tensions drive up costs for farmers already struggling with ⁠low crop prices ⁠and extreme ​weather, Reuters reported.

World Weather Attribution, a network of climate scientists, said last month that Europe’s June heatwave was the “most severe ever recorded” based on a three-day forecast of average peak temperatures over the region studied, AFP reported.

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