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Berliners gaze with dread at this weekend’s forecast of 40ºC (104ºF)
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We analyse 854 cities to see which will be worst affected

The continent is warming faster than any other

Heatwaves are making access to AC a political problem around the world

They are not a new normal. But worse can nonetheless be expected

Oliver Morton, our planetary affairs editor, on why the continent is warming faster than any other—and adapting too slowly

Europe swelters as heatwave affects more than 100 million people from Spain to Germany