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AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Europe swelters under record-breaking heat wave

New June temperature records were set in the U.K. and France this week as a deadly heat wave grips much of Europe. Why it matters: A new World Weather Attribution analysis found human-caused climate change made this week's extreme heat "virtually impossible" 50 years ago. The big picture: Extreme heat warnings have been issued across the continent this week, from Ireland to Slovenia . - "The heatwave will spread over large parts of Western, Central, and Southern Europe within the next two weeks," the UN's World Meteorological Organization said in a statement . - Spain saw new temperature highs this week as Spanish officials reported at least 212 heat-related deaths. Five heat-related deaths were recorded in Italy. - France reported…