Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America
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After a period of cooler weather, swaths of central and eastern Europe face another heatwave as hot air over south-western Europe pushes north-west.
Since late July, large parts of the Iberian peninsula have endured persistent heat, with temperatures frequently climbing to the high 30s to low 40s celsius.
Last Thursday, a weather station 350 metres above sea level in the Spanish city of Talavera de la Reina recorded a maximum of 42.7C (108.9F), approximately 18C above the local August norm.
