Paris sizzles, London boils as record heat threatens Europe
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Hot, hotter, hottest: Paris and London are bracing for record temperatures as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continent.
The Paris area could be as hot as 42 C (108 F) Thursday as a result of hot, dry air coming from northern Africa that's trapped between cold stormy systems.
London might see 39 C (102 F). And swaths of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Switzerland could face temperatures exceeding 40 C (104 F).
Climate scientists warn this could become the new normal. But temperate Europe -- where air conditioning is rare -- isn't equipped for the kind of temperatures frying the region this week.
