With the Mediterranean now burning each summer, where will the Irish holiday in 2025?

Temperatures in the continent are scarcely compatible with life, let alone conducive to a relaxing holiday
With the Mediterranean now burning each summer, where will the Irish holiday in 2025?

A man cools off at a drinking fountain in Turin, Italy. The country is probably one of the worst affected with temperatures past 48C. Picture: Alberto Gandolfo/LaPresse via AP

The summer of 2024 may be a watershed in terms of holidaymaking in Europe.

For the umpteenth year in succession, the continent — along with the rest of the world — was hit by blistering heatwaves, with the southern coastlines along the Mediterranean the worst affected.

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