Paris Records <br />Its Hottest Day Ever On Thursday, the <br />City of Lights topped <br />out at 108.6° Fahrenheit. It was the hottest day in <br />Paris' recorded history, <br />handily breaking the record <br />of 104.7° F, set in 1947. A dangerous heat wave <br />broke temperature records <br />all over Western Europe <br />and in the U.K. Met Office, Twitter Cities and towns in <br />The Netherlands, Germany <br />and Belgium broke heat <br />records twice this week. Belgian authorities issued <br />a code red weather alert <br />for the first time in 20 years. Because of climate change, <br />scientists contend that such <br />heat waves will become <br />more common. Aghes Buzyn, French Health Minister, <br />via 'The New York Times' According to scientists, in the past 500 years, <br />Europe has experienced its hottest summers <br />in the past 17 years.
