Europe swelters through its fifth heatwave of the summer

NPR | By Eleanor Beardsley

Published August 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM EDT

Europe is sweltering through its fifth heatwave this summer. It has already lasted longer than a deadly heat wave that killed thousands across Europe in 2003.

Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley is an NPR correspondent based in Paris, France.

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