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Heatwave breaks records in Germany, Denmark and Czech Republic

Europe is experiencing an extreme heatwave, with temperature records broken across the continent on Saturday. Germany set a new all-time high of 41.5C, its second consecutive day of record-breaking temperatures.

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Heatwave breaks records in Germany, Denmark and Czech Republic
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Europe is experiencing an extreme heatwave, with temperature records broken across the continent on Saturday. Germany set a new all-time high of 41.5C, its second consecutive day of record-breaking temperatures. Denmark and the Czech Republic also saw records fall as the heatwave intensified and moved north and east. Approximately 150 million people across Europe are now facing temperatures exceeding 35C. The World Meteorological Organization has cautioned about significant health and ecosystem impacts from this heatwave, which originated in the Iberian peninsula and has been linked to hundreds of deaths.

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This heat is a health crisis, not just unpleasant summer weather.

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The World Meteorological Organization warned the heatwave would have 'major impacts' on health and ecosystems.

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Temperature records also fell in Denmark and the Czech Republic on Saturday.

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Germany set a new all-time high temperature record of 41.5C on Saturday.

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An estimated 150 million people in Europe are experiencing temperatures over 35C.

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Europe has experienced another day of extreme heat with temperature records being broken across the continent again on Saturday.Germany set a new all-time high for the second day in a row, as temperatures reached 41.5C, according to provisional data.On Saturday, records also fell in Denmark and the Czech Republic as the unprecedented early summer heatwave moved further north and east affecting more people.An estimated 150 million people in Europe are now experiencing temperatures of over 35C. The World Meteorological Organization has warned the heatwave would have "major impacts" to health and ecosystems. The heatwave – which began in the Iberian peninsula – has been linked to the deaths of hundreds of people over the past week.Germany's preliminary record of 41.5C was set in Möckern-Drewitz in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany's Meteorological Service said.That surpassed a record of 41.3C set just a day earlier in Saarbrucken near the French border."This heat isn't pleasant summer weather. It's a health crisis," Katrin Goering-Eckardt, a German politician and former leader of the Green Party, said on X.
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