00:01More than half of Europe's population will be hit by another heat wave, with the thermometer
00:07climbing to over 30 degrees Celsius.
00:10It comes as once again the continent faces soaring temperatures, following back-to-back
00:15heat waves in recent months.
00:17The most intense heat is expected in Western and Southern Europe, with France, Italy and
00:23Spain among the hardest hit regions.
00:26But the heat wave also extends towards the Balkans, especially Greece and the Adriatic
00:31coast.
00:34And in the United Kingdom, the government will hold an emergency COBRA meeting in response
00:38to the extreme heat.
00:40It will mark the nation's second meeting of its sort this year.
00:45Scientists have blamed the growing heat waves on human-caused climate change.
00:49Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent.
00:52The repeated heat waves have fueled widespread drought and intense wildfires this year.
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