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Extreme heat is gripping the eastern US heading into the Fourth of July weekend, while Europe faces a deadly heatwave that has killed thousands and is melting Alpine glaciers. The unprecedented temperatures are disrupting transportation, major sporting events, and claiming massive tolls across continents.
what's happening
·Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July holiday weekend
·More than 1,300 deaths recorded in Europe amid ongoing heatwave conditions
·June heatwave linked to approximately 20,000 deaths across Europe
·Heat waves melting Alps glaciers at accelerated rates
·Transportation and World Cup events disrupted by extreme heat across eastern US
drawn from The Guardian, BBC, The New York Times, Al Jazeera · updated 2h ago