Weather & Science
Europe’s Heat Wave Set to Ease But Relief May Be Short-Lived
Visitors fill water bottles near the Louvre during hot weather in Paris, on July 1.
Photographer: Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg
Europe continued to bake in an intense heat wave Wednesday, and cooler conditions in the coming days may bring only short-lived relief.
Health authorities in France and Germany issued red alerts as a lingering high-pressure system — known as a heat dome — keeps much of the continent in the grip of dangerously hot weather.