A record-breaking heatwave is engulfing Western Europe, with scientists saying it would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused climate change. The heatwave has made this week’s soaring night-time temperatures 100 times more likely than they would have been just two decades ago.
Climate Change Impact
According to the World Weather Attribution group of climate scientists, the heatwave is the most severe ever recorded in the region. Britain recorded a record-high temperature for June, amid the deadly heatwave that has killed dozens, disrupted power supplies, and shut schools and cultural landmarks.
Global warming has worsened Europe’s heatwaves in just a few decades, the WWA analysis found. A similar heatwave in June 1976 would have been around 3.5 degrees Celsius cooler than this one. Of more than 800 European cities analyzed, 45% have recorded, or are forecast to record, their highest heat stress levels for late June.
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