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Europe's record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK
Europe's record-breaking heat and drought have caused wildfires in France and Greece, while the UK experienced its driest July in nearly two centuries. The European Union's Copernicus climate service reports Europe is warming more than twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s.
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