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London is so hot the pavements reached 57°C

Metro

Metro

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June 26, 2026

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The capital is boiling.

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The Standard

lean right

· Jul 6, 2026

London weather LIVE: Capital to be hotter than Ibiza and Barbados as heatwave temperatures rise

The Met Office is forecasting a sudden jump in temperatures on Monday

The Economic Times

lean right

· Jun 28, 2026

Delhi weather: Brace for 50°C feel-like temp

Delhi weather: Brace for 50°C feel-like temp

MIT Technology Review

Unknown

· Jun 26, 2026

Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.

It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western Europe. Yesterday, the UK recorded its highest ever June temperature at 36.1 °C (about 97 °F). But as the weather app on my phone confirmed, it felt like 39 °C. It’s frightening that we are seeing such temperatures in

Egyptian Gazette

lean right

· Jul 1, 2026

With Europe burning up in 40C heat, these are the perfect trips to book if you want to escape the hot weather

Temperatures reached more than 44C (111F) in south-west France this week and 40C (104F) in Paris. Across Europe, the average high temperature has hit the late 30s, almost 20 degrees above average for June. The current heatwave has been unusual in that temperatures have soared in northerly areas. Yet the expectation among meteorologists is that regular patterns [] The post With Europe burning up in 40C heat, these are the perfect trips to book if you want to escape the hot weather appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

The Rising Nepal

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· Jul 3, 2026

Obstructed highways resume

Kathmandu, July 3: Three highways blocked after huge rainfall have now reopened. However, the Bheri corridor, which conn...

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Related coverage for "London is so hot the pavements reached 57°C": The Standard — London weather LIVE: Capital to be hotter than Ibiza and Barbados as heatwave temperatures rise . The Economic Times — Delhi weather: Brace for 50°C feel-like temp . MIT Technology Review — Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.. Egyptian Gazette — With Europe burning up in 40C heat, these are the perfect trips to book if you want to escape the hot weather. The Rising Nepal — Obstructed highways resume