The segment begins with the hosts introducing CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano, who joins the show to discuss the weather. After a brief bit of lighthearted banter about the studio’s equipment, the conversation shifts to the severe heat wave currently impacting Europe.
Rob Marciano explains that the entire continent is experiencing a massive, record-breaking heat wave, noting that Europe is currently one of the fastest-warming regions in the world. He highlights that intense heat waves seem to be occurring in continental Europe on a recurring basis each year. Specific temperature readings mentioned include 103 degrees in Madrid and 105 degrees in Paris, with temperatures measured in the shade and excluding humidity.
To illustrate the extreme nature of the heat, Marciano shares an anecdote about a man in Paris who successfully cooked a steak on his apartment ledge. By leaving a frying pan out in the sun for 20 minutes, the surface became hot enough to sear the meat. The segment concludes with a humorous remark about how the resulting steak was cooked “very rare.”
