Global lens: Under the weather

Heat waves also hit more places than predicted. In India, hundreds of people had to be taken to hospital when the temperature touched 43.5 C. Spain, France and Germany are all experiencing an extremely hot summer, and the United Kingdom had its hottest June since 1884.

El Nino climate conditions, associated with the warming of sea surface temperatures, have aggravated the situation, triggering concerns over extreme weather events which may continue, climate experts said.

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