{"id":355077,"date":"2026-06-23T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-it-so-hot-and-when-will-european-heatwave-end-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:00:30","slug":"why-is-it-so-hot-and-when-will-european-heatwave-end-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-it-so-hot-and-when-will-european-heatwave-end-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it so hot and when will European heatwave end? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/29R6URF6Zt8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is it so hot and when will European heatwave end? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29R6URF6Zt8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Much of western Europe is under the most extreme red heat alerts &#8211; meaning there&#8217;s a potential risk to life.<\/p>\n<p>France, Spain and Italy have been hardest hit by the heatwave so far.<\/p>\n<p>But why is it so hot? 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