0rganisation say earlyjuly saw the hottest week ever recorded on earth. they say this was fuelled by the occurrence of el nino, a natural climate phenomenon, coupled with human driven climate change. so here are just some of the peak temperatures expected around europe this week. in france, 21 regions are under an orange heatwave warning. in greece, the government have unveiled emergency measures to shield the public. in italy, where temperatures this week are expected to reach 42 degrees, is where europe recorded its hottest temperature two years ago in sicily, 48.8 degrees. but this extreme ...