Europe, heat wave
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Wildfires were raging in Spain and France on Tuesday after a dayslong heat wave parched landscapes in the region and turned woodlands into tinderboxes.
Some parts of Western Europe were starting to cool off as the extreme heat that has gripped the continent moved east.
A marine heat wave in the Mediterranean is combining with a powerful heat dome to cause Europe to swelter under a brutal early summer heat wave.
Spain's national weather service said no relief from the first heat wave of the year is expected until Thursday. Sunday’s national average of 28 C (82F) set a new high temperature for June 29 ...