NYT Europe • July 1, 2026 16:44

First Europe, Then North America: Welcome to Heat Dome Summer.

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What’s causing all the record-breaking heat, and when will it end?

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Sun 23:54 - BBC Headlines

Temperatures to drop this week but relief from heat may be short-lived

Mon 09:47 - Sky News (UK)

Heatwave could return over the weekend

Mon 23:03 - BBC Headlines

Another UK heatwave could be on the way

Tue 09:53 - Euronews

Europe’s current heatwave is just a ‘dress rehearsal,’ WHO warns

Tue 14:44 - Euronews

As Europe braces for a second heatwave, the EU's Green Deal faces crucial summer test

Wed 10:01 - Euronews

Extreme heat: Lisbon and three other districts on red alert

Wed 14:23 - Euronews

France heatwave: hospitals adapt urgently ahead of new hot spell

Wed 15:49 - Washington Examiner

New York City to suspend evictions for two days due to heat dome

Wed 16:00 - Sky News (UK)

New health alert issued - as England records hottest June on record

Wed 16:13 - Al Jazeera English

What is a heat dome? The US heatwave explained

Wed 16:44 - NYT Europe

First Europe, Then North America: Welcome to Heat Dome Summer.

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Al Jazeera English

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16:13

What is a heat dome? The US heatwave explained

The heatwave will likely see record high temperatures, ahead of Fourth of July celebrations and FIFA matches in the US.

BBC Headlines

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23:03

Another UK heatwave could be on the way

As parts of Europe continue to swelter in record temperatures, higher temperatures could develop again across the UK later this week, as Simon King explains.

23:54

Temperatures to drop this week but relief from heat may be short-lived

Many will experience cooler air and some rain this week before a possible return to hot weather at the weekend.

Euronews

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14:23

France heatwave: hospitals adapt urgently ahead of new hot spell

In France, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are trying to learn lessons from the recent extreme heatwave, as another spell of scorching weather is expected from the middle of next …

10:01

Extreme heat: Lisbon and three other districts on red alert

The hot weather gripping Portugal will last at least a week. Four districts, including Lisbon, are under red warning from Thursday to Saturday, and an orange alert will cover mainland …

14:44

As Europe braces for a second heatwave, the EU's Green Deal faces crucial summer test

As Europeans anxiously await a second heatwave in less than two weeks, access to air conditioning has become a powerful symbol of the tensions between social fairness and the European …

09:53

Europe’s current heatwave is just a ‘dress rehearsal,’ WHO warns

As Europe continues to face a record-breaking heatwave, the World Health Organization warns future summers will only be hotter.

Sky News (UK)

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16:00

New health alert issued - as England records hottest June on record

A yellow heat health alert has been issued for large parts of the UK later this week - as the Met Office said it was provisionally the hottest June on …

09:47

Heatwave could return over the weekend

After a record-breaking hot spell, the UK is set to bask in warm temperatures once again this weekend, but the highs will be milder across the country.

Washington Examiner

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15:49

New York City to suspend evictions for two days due to heat dome

New York City is suspending eviction enforcement for two days as the city prepares for an intense heat wave.  A memo from the city’s Department of Investigation instructs all city …