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Jul162010

Road-Melting Heatwave in Europe

It's hot in Toronto.  But that's not the only place in the world experiencing sizzling weather.

Twillingate, Newfoundland - the self-described Iceberg Capital of the World, isn't seeing any icebergs floating off of its coasts this summer even though there are usually lots of them this time of year.

Meanwhile, Northern Europe is going through a killer heatwave.  Russia is going through its worst drought in 100 years and roads in the Czech Republic are melting in the heat.

The air conditioning units in some trains in Germany broke down and some poor souls were baking inside at 50ºC.

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