Spain recorded 46°C, its historic high, while Italy placed 21 cities on red alert and France declared conditions "never seen before" with 84 regions on orange warning
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The scorching heat wave battering southern Europe continues this Monday. Authorities issued health alerts and fire warnings as temperatures surpass 40 degrees Celsius in multiple countries, and experts warn that extreme heat has become "the new normal." Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Turkey have been suffering through a heat wave that has produced temperature peaks of up to 46 degrees Celsius, while a heat dome extends from France to Turkey, with forecasts suggesting that other countries will face even more severe conditions in the coming days. "Extreme heat is no longer a rare event, it has become the new normal," tweeted UN Secretary-General António Guterres from Seville, Spain, where temperatures were expected to reach 42 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon. Reiterating his frequent calls to action to combat climate change, Guterres added: "The planet is warming and becoming increasingly dangerous; no country is immune." In Spain, the highest temperature on record was ...