Dramatic Photos Show Europe on Fire

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France Will See Major Heat Monday

Tourists in Andernos-les-Bains look at wildfire smoke billowing from a fire in La Teste in southwestern France, on July 14, 2022. Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP (Getty Images)

It may get even hotter in France on Monday: Temperatures may climb above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).

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