Extreme heat in western Europe is causing devastating wildfires in France and Spain, unprecedented drought in Italy and Portugal, and the United Kingdom recorded its highest-ever temperature of just over 40 degrees Celsius during Tuesday, at London’s Heathrow airport. (Source: UN) Additional information Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO. ( Source: UN) June 2022 was Earth’s 6th-warmest on record . (Source: NOAA)