PARIS: France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and concerns such early summer blasts of hot weather will now become the norm.The weekend's soaring temperatures were the peak of a June heatwave in line with scientists' predictions that such phenomena will now strike earlier in the year thanks to global warming.
Fire services' work was impeded by the presence of non-exploded munitions in the deserted area, but four Canadair planes were deployed to water bomb the fires.Farmers in the country are having to adapt.Daniel Toffaloni, a 60-year-old farmer near the southern city of Perpignan, now only works from 'daybreak until 11:30 am' and in the evening, as temperatures in his tomato greenhouses reach a sizzling 55C.
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