Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says

Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says: a running story on the front pages of 3 newsrooms from 24 June 2026 to 4 July 2026, 8 headlines over 11 days.

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4 July 2026

• Al Jazeera US heatwave raises alarms over AI data centre energy demands
• South China Morning Post Heatwave upends Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids

3 July 2026

• BBC News Dangerous heatwave scorches US ahead of Fourth of July holiday

1 July 2026

• BBC News Dangerous heatwave to hit US ahead of holiday weekend

29 June 2026

• Al Jazeera European heatwave causes 1,000 excess deaths in France
• BBC News Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says
• BBC News Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

24 June 2026

• BBC News Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave