The recent brutal heatwave shattered heat records in Europe, but it’s worth recalling that last summer the same thing happened in Asia. China, Japan, and Korea suffered their hottest summers on record in 2025, the World Meteorological Organization noted in a new report.

Now, it’s France’s turn. And maybe Belgium, Spain, and Britain. As global warming, driven mainly by burning fossil fuels, continues to intensify, scientists say record-breaking heat will become increasingly frequent throughout the world.

Temperatures in France have been the hottest ever recorded, exceeding 44 degrees Celsius (112 degrees Fahrenheit) on June 23. French authorities placed more than half the country on “red alert” and warned that the extreme heat would continue for days to come, Agence France-Presse reported. 

The Guardian quoted the French health minister explaining that “Many people are going to suffer, because bodies suffer from an accumulation of high temperatures.” In the first of what will surely be more death reports, The Guardian shared the especially tragic news that “two children aged two and four have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France.”

The intensity, scope, and projected duration of this extreme heat has drawn comparisons to the........

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