Weather & Seasons

Europe is experiencing its hottest June on record: France's national average hit 29.8°C (all-time record), one town exceeded 44°C, and the UK logged 35.7°C, its hottest June day in history. At least 48 people drowned in rivers and lakes during the heat; 18 heat deaths confirmed. 845 French schools closed; electricity prices spiked 29%; $600B in 2030 climate losses projected for Europe. The El Niño advisory (63% probability by November-January) adds a longer-range amplifier across the tropics. Markets are already pricing West African cocoa-supply risk, with maize, robusta and sugar exposed. Watch Copernicus June temperature final readings, whether the UK 40°C threshold is breached in July, and southern-Africa crop-planting forecasts for the coming austral summer.