The first major heat wave of the summer will bring another day of dangerously high temperatures to the East Coast on Wednesday before relief moves in. The oppressive heat shattered records across the Northeast on Tuesday.

A life-threatening heat wave has enveloped the East Coast, hitting cities with the worst of the high temperatures on Tuesday before relief moves in later in the week. This is the first major heat wave of the season,

After days of record-breaking heatwaves across Europe, relief will start to arrive from the Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures to parts of western Europe.