A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts of Europe where temperatures were expected to climb this week.

The first weeks of summer have been cruel for Europe with two heat waves leaving much of the continent under heat warnings. June was the hottest on record for western Europe.

A 10-day heat wave that ended on July 2 pushed temperatures above 40C (104F) across parts of Western Europe. According to scientists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, climate change intensified the heat by as much as 4C (39F) in 12 major cities, including Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, and London.