I'm reading this while starfishing nekkid in front of my fan. We Europeans aren't built for this nonsense! Where's the rain? WHERE'S OUR RAIN HUH?

Have in mind that European heat is always humid. Current humidity is 50-80%, which makes 40C heat feel like 55-83C! (131-181F)

Aussie living in Paris here , currently melting . Here’s the difference - in Australia there’s aircon in the shops/ theatres and some homes . In Paris - whilst the gorgeous Haussmann style sandstone buildings look lovely, , they retain heat- and aircon units aren’t allowed to disrupt the pretty facades. Consequently, it’s worse living in a Parisian heatwave than the more common ones in Australia. At least the French are taking action . Today , only electric and some petrol vehicles are allowed to drive in Paris .,

As an Australian, I can empathise. We are used to it here, we have air conditioning, and know in general how to keep ourselves cool. It has been freezing here this week, I've struggled with trying to stay warm because we are not used to this kind of weather either.

Points about pet and wildlife care are very important too! So glad people are sharing that.

This is nothing to what we deal with in India every summer.. Our tar roads melt,chicken eggs get fried in daylight on the roads,droughts in several places all over the country. Some TIPS : 1)Sprinkle water on your bed sheets and covers before sleeping. 2)Ground is much cooler than the above surfaces,shift from upper floors to ground floor rooms,especially at night. 3)Sleep on the floor. 4)Wear loose and light clothes. 5)Eat and drink light,avoid Alcohol,Caffeine,spices and meats of all kinds. 6)Also,use water judiciously,what if you get a scarcity of it if the heatwave re-occurs? Regards, Fellow Indian who has gone through this many times before.

Europe's burning and I live in "Sunny San Diego" and we've had no summer at all. It's been cool and overcast all year. This is the first weekend that's remotely like a summer day .

I'm in Norway. The heatwave in my part of the country is non-existant. Next week the lowest temperature will be 3C (37F) and the highest is 19C (66F) and it's just all rain.

WARNING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE: if you have any of these conditions, you are in big trouble. Do not ignore warnings. How to know you are about to have a heat stroke: 1) look down on your arms & see blue dry skin OR, 2) you are dizzy, hot, & exhausted, or you are soaked in sweat OR 3) You look straight out, & it looks like the walls are closing in OR 4) You look out & see blue bubbles (small & large) floating in your field of view OR 5) Your urine is dark golden color or even almost brown, a sure sign of dehydration... if you have any or all of these symptoms, run to the shower or garden hose, drench yourself with cold water, start stripping all layers of clothes, stand wet and stripped in front of an oscillating fan, drink water.... REHYDRATE: make up a saline solution with one teaspoon of table salt mixed in a quart (or liter) of COLD water.... if you can't keep it down, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY!!! This is all very serious. A heat stroke can easily turn into a real stroke. If you go down outside and nobody helps, you can die. SO BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!!

Yeah, it's kinda hot in Europe. And if everyone stayed cool it would be easier to deal with it.

Portugal, Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece are used to hot weather and gess what? They are all European countries

We had a small, short and very local tornado in The Netherlands not too long ago (this is also very VERY rare). Just in and around my hometown. It ripped some HUGE trees from the ground, just because the deeper and more superficial layers of the surrounding ground were too dry, due to the chronic lack of rain this past year or so. RIP old trees. :'(

It is indeed hot here. Over there too?