In a summer heatwave gripping countries including Spain, Italy, France and Greece, Europeans are experiencing temperatures more commonly found in the Sahara desert.
The consequences for human health, agriculture and the environment are expected to be severe.
How are European political institutions responding to what seems to be a troubling new reality?
Europe correspondent Naomi O’Leary joins Hugh Linehan on today’s Inside Politics podcast.
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They discuss Europe’s unprecedented heatwave, EU climate politics, and how national political realities - for example, this weekend’s elections in Spain - play into the bloc’s stance on climate and biodiversity measures.
