Paris, July 2 (RHC)-- In climate news, a massive heat dome is bringing record temperatures to much of Europe, with forecasters warning of even more extreme heat in the coming days.  

Spain and Portugal just recorded their hottest-ever June temperatures.  France saw its first forest fires of the season erupt, while Italy put nearly two dozen cities under “red alert” heat advisories.  In Turkey, more than 50,000 people have evacuated fast-spreading wildfires.

This comes after most of North America sweltered under warmer-than-average temperatures in June, with over 3,000 record-high temperatures recorded across the U.S. during last week’s heat wave. 

For the first time in its history, Alaska issued a heat advisory in June, after temperatures in Fairbanks reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit. 

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]