PARIS/MADRID — Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy. Further north, Paris was due to experience its hottest day of the heatwave so far with a predicted high of 37 degrees. It said the European heatwave was “absolutely consistent” with extremes linked to the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. For a fourth consecutive day, unusually high temperatures above 43 degrees were forecast on Saturday across Spain. Demand for power in the city surged as people cranked up air conditioning causing sporadic blackouts in stores and restaurants.

Source: National Post June 29, 2019 11:15 UTC