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Europe's searing heatwave is generating very high levels of harmful ozone pollution, the region's atmospheric monitoring service warned Tuesday, adding that large areas of western Europe also face "extreme" danger of wildfires. Record temperatures, which scientists say are driven by climate change, are predicted in France and Britain Tuesday as suffocating heat that has gripped southwest Europe and sparked ferocious wildfires moves northwards. François Gemenne, a specialist in environmental geopolitics and migration dynamics, joined us on set.
Climate experts warn that global warming has increased the frequency of extreme weather events, with studies showing that drought and heat waves tied to climate change have also made wildfires harder to fight. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
A severe heatwave and lack of rainfall have led to disaster in Italy. Here's what it could mean for your summer holiday.
Appointed last year, Eleni Myrivili is helping the Greek capital to be prepared for the realities of global warming.
With Spain in the grips of a severe heatwave, Seville's carriage horses are suffering. Horse-drawn carriages are a popular tourist attraction in the southern Spain city, but with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, coachmen are having to take extra precautions.
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