### [2026-08-4](/feed/2026/08/4/index.md)

##### 2026 European heatwaves
# Austria records 41 C in Vienna, the highest temperature in the country's history, as a heat wave also brings wildfires and historically low Danube water levels. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260805/d3f2f716b706406ab32cdae25faa1eb2/c.html)

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