Hungary and Slovakia set national heat records as France counts more than 2,000 heat deaths
Hungary reached 42 degrees and Slovakia 41.3, while French authorities reported over 2,025 deaths in the late-June heat.
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Sherwood's Major Oak dies as bird flu kills seal pups on Heard Island
Scientists said the ancient oak produced no new leaves after hot dry summers, and an H5 outbreak killed more than 13,000 southern elephant seal pups.
A magnitude 7.8 quake hits Mindanao as the United States logs a near-record spring
At least 35 people were killed in the Philippine quake, the toll later rose, and NOAA called the spring the country's second-warmest on record.