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Weekend: Heatwaves spread across the world

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Heatwaves spread across the world

22/06/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Heatwaves spread across the world

Multiple nations facing soaring temperatures

Many countries are facing extreme heat. Four Balkan countries suffered simultaneous power cuts lasting several hours on Friday as the region sweltered in a summer heatwave. New York has set up cooling centres as temperatures were expected to rise. 

Also in the programme: looking ahead to French elections; and Sheryl Crow shares her AI concerns. 

Today’s guests are Eunice Goes, professor of politics at Richmond University, and a writer and former journalist, and Matthew Green, global investigations editor at the climate news service DeSmog. 

(Photo: Woman cools off with water during a heatwave in Naples, Italy. CREDIT: REUTERS/Ciro De Luca)

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