ALL OF THE LIGHTS: The historic heatwave gripping parts of Western Europe brought with it intense thunderstorms in the evening above England, creating a hypnotic lightning display.
Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just hours fell minute by minute Thursday afternoon and Europeans and tourists alike jumped into fountains, lakes, rivers or the sea to escape a suffocating heat wave rising up from the Sahara.
"There is likely the DNA of climate change in the record-breaking heat that Europe and other parts of the world are experiencing. And it is unfortunately going to continue to worsen," said Marshall Shepherd, professor of meteorology at University of Georgia. French authorities have been particularly wary since a 2003 heat wave killed nearly 15,000 people, many of them elderly, stuck alone in stiflingly hot apartments.
Across the Channel, the heat damaged overhead electric wires between London's St. Pancras train station and Luton Airport, blocking all train lines. East Midlands Trains posted a message to passengers on Twitter, saying simply"DO NOT TRAVEL."— The Paris area hit 42.6 C , beating the previous record of 40.4 C set in 1947.
— London recorded its hottest day on record for July, with the mercury climbing to 36.9 C at Heathrow Airport. The previous July record was 36.7 C in 2015.
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