00:01More than half of Europe's population will be hit by another heatwave,
00:06with the thermometer climbing to over 30 degrees Celsius.
00:10It comes as once again the continent faces soaring temperatures
00:14following back-to-back heatwaves in recent months.
00:17The most intense heat is expected in Western and Southern Europe,
00:21with France, Italy and Spain among the hardest hit regions.
00:26But the heatwave also extends towards the Balkans, especially Greece and the Adriatic coast.
00:33And in the United Kingdom, the government will hold an emergency COBRA meeting
00:38in response to the extreme heat.
00:40It will mark the nation's second meeting of its sort this year.
00:45Scientists have blamed the growing heatwaves on human-caused climate change.
00:49Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent.
00:52The repeated heatwaves have fueled widespread drought and intense wildfires this year.
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