Overview

• France has issued red alerts in several regions, closed nearly 1,900 schools and shut the summit of the Eiffel Tower until Thursday.
• Spain and Portugal recorded their highest-ever June temperatures, peaking at 46°C in El Granado and 46.6°C in Mora.
• A wildfire in Catalonia killed two people and consumed 6,500 hectares as Turkish fires forced about 50,000 residents to evacuate for a third day.
• Italy extended bans on outdoor work during peak heat hours following suspected heat-related deaths of workers near Bologna and Barcelona.
• Mediterranean Sea surface temperatures near the Balearic Islands are 5–6°C above average, undermining overnight cooling and intensifying the heatwave.