Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level

The europe update

Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people

What changes

BBC highlights this story because it changes the calculus for actors watching europe, heatwave, shifts, east, france.

The setting

Looking back, BBC and others have reported on the conditions that made europe's heatwave shifts east as france raises health alert to highest level possible.

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Signal Ledger on europe

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of europe, heatwave, shifts, east, france: Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people.