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Paris 'punishingly hot' as Western Europe hit by heatwave

Science | 2026-05-26 at 16:46 UTC | Source: www.bbc.com
Hugh Schofield reports from Paris as a heat dome settled over Western Europe bringing temperatures above the average for May.
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