# europe heatwave

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2023

‘Fundamentally unhealthy’: No, you wouldn't choose 40 degrees over a rainy day in Ireland

‘Forty degrees makes it uncomfortable just to sit or lie down, let alone to do anything meaningful,’ said climatologist Peter Thorne.

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Jul 18th 2023, 4:52 PM

Last year

2022

Debunked: Is it potentially dangerous to give dogs ice during high temperatures?

A viral post shared thousands of times during the heatwave warned against giving K9s ice, but is it true?

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Jul 28th 2022, 7:45 AM

All time

The UK has had to slow down its trains to prevent tracks 'buckling' in the heat

Britain’s Met Office predicted a chance that the UK record of 38.5C would be exceeded today.

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Jul 25th 2019, 12:31 PM

Climate change likely a major contributor to France's extreme heatwave

Temperatures went above 45 degrees in France last week, with experts saying that climate change was a major contributor.

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Jul 2nd 2019, 5:37 PM

France has just recorded its hottest EVER temperature at 44.3 degrees

Mainland Europe is in the grips of an unprecedented heatwave.

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Updated

Jun 28th 2019, 1:39 PM