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Europe's Historic Heat Wave Shuts Down Sights and Cities—What Travelers Should Know
- Europe has experienced an extreme heat wave into early July 2025, closing the Eiffel Tower in Paris under a red heat warning.
- The heat wave resulted from a Mediterranean marine heat wave combining with a central European heat dome amid ongoing climate change effects.
- Temperatures set June records of over 46°C in Spain and Portugal, causing wildfires, evacuations, and at least seven deaths in France and Spain.
- France's ecology minister called the event "unprecedented," while UN Secretary-General António Guterres tweeted, "Extreme heat is no longer a rare event."
- Authorities issued travel advisories across Europe, and thunderstorms expected midweek may ease the heat, though southern countries may face prolonged high temperatures.
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The hot alert continues. The regional orders and the risk of fires, blackouts and extreme phenomena
The unbearable heat spreading across Europe is reaching the Balkans, so extremely high temperatures, even up to 40 degrees Celsius, are expected in some cities from July 3 to 9.
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Europe's Historic Heat Wave Shuts Down Sights and Cities—What Travelers Should Know
Travel advisories have been released by authorities in many countries as the heat wave entered its third day.Jerome Gilles/Getty Images Parisians and tourists cool off at the Trocadero fountain in Paris, France, on July 1, 2025, as temperatures in France are expected to hit a peak today, according to the Meteo France weather agency, with some areas expected to soar beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).The new normal for European su…
There were deaths in Italy, France and Spain due to high temperatures.In Argentina, at least five people died of hypothermia.
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