Deadly hot weather, which broke past records across Europe, poised to expand into the Arctic by the weekend
People are silhouetted as they cool off in water fountains in a park, as hot summer temperatures hit Paris, France on July 25, 2019
Fans wearing hats to protect them from the heatwave that hit western Europe, wait at the finish line of the 18th stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Valloire, in Valloire, on July 25, 2019. The continent's June temperatures were around two degrees Celsius hotter than average, according to the EU's Copernicus climate monitor.
Record highs tumbled across France, with the mercury peaking at 46C on June 28 in the southern town of Verargues. The previous record, set back in 2003, was 44.1C. The first half of 2019 also saw intense heatwaves in Australia, India, Pakistan and parts of the Middle East, according to the World Meteorological Organisation .
A man and a child cool off in a fountain on a hot summer day in Frankfurt, Germany on July 25, 2019. Last year was fourth on the list, with an average surface temperature of 1C above pre-industrial levels.
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