Europe melts under Sahara heat wave, smashes heat records

Europe melts under Sahara heat wave, smashes heat records

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https://apnews.com/352387083bf7459797046f2306b2794b

PARIS (AP) — Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn't help this time.

Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just days fell minute by minute Thursday afternoon and Europeans and tourists alike jumped into fountains, lakes, rivers or the sea to escape a suffocating heat wave rising up from the Sahara.