Europe braces for another summer heat wave

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heat wave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths. Swaths of Britain and France on Monday were already under extreme heat warnings with forecasts of temperatures around the mid-30 degrees Celsius, while parched conditions saw new fires erupt in Greece and Spain. Unusually high temperatures were also forecast in the coming days across a num