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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 6 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jun 24, 11:36 PM

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France records hottest day on record as Europe swelters through brutal heatwave

An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.

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What happenedAn estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.
What changedThe left frames it as "France records its hottest day with relief on the horizon". The center frames it as "France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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54WORDING GAP

8 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "France records its hottest day with relief on the horizon". The center frames it as "France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave".

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Jun 24, 8:53 PM: SBS News (Australia) joined the source map.

Jun 24, 9:25 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Jun 24, 9:39 PM: France 24 joined the source map.

Jun 24, 9:39 PM: BBC World joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is live match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

France records hottest day on record as Europe swelters through brutal heatwave

An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.

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Center-left ·News report

France records its hottest day with relief on the horizon

reliefhorizon

With an average day-night temperature of 30°C, June 24 set a new heat record in France. Forecasters expect a gradual end to the heatwave in the western part of the country by the end of the...

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Center-left ·News report

Europe cooks under a ‘heat dome’; UK has hottest June day on record

Authorities in France, Italy and Spain have also issued warnings about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions of people.

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Center ·News report

Europe swelters under deadly ‘Omega’ heatwave, more records broken

Schools have been closed and power supplies disrupted, while dozens of people have died.

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Center ·News report
Phys.org18m ago

Europe swelters under record-breaking heat wave

Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heat wave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain.

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Center ·News report
BBC World1h ago

France, UK and Spain see record temperatures as heatwave grips western Europe

Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.

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Center ·News report
France 2435m ago

France experiences its hottest day since measurements began in 1947

France on Wednesday experienced its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said, breaking a record set just a day earlier. Around 44 million of the nearly...

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Center ·News report

France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave

evereuropewithersearlyheat

France recorded its hottest day ever as an early heat wave gripped Europe.

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