Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark and Czech… — AP Afghanistan

The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study. People line up to refill their water bottles on a hot summer day in the city center of Vienna, Austria, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader) People crowd the beach at the seaside resort on the island of Rügen, Germany, Saurday, June 27, 2026, as the heat wave continues over Europe. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP) A view of a thermometer next to a pharmacy reading 39 degrees celsius, in Berlin, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP) A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) A tourist from China protects her face from the sun as she takes pictures at the Roemerberg square in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) BERLIN (AP) — Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moved to central and eastern parts of the continent. Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. Denmark’s Meteorological Institute reported a record 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Ødum north of Aarhus —…