Climate change made European heatwave up to 4C hotter
Human-caused climate change made the recent European heatwave up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said on Wednesday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people.
Global warming "amplified this heatwave by approximately 2 to 4 degrees (Celsius) across most of the cities" studied, said Ben Clarke from Imperial College London, which led the research with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
- June was hottest on record in western Europe -
Western Europe recorded its hottest ever June last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU's Copernicus climate monitor said Wednesday.
Globally, June was the third-warmest on record, continuing a blistering heat streak that saw the hottest and second-hottest Junes in 2024 and 2023 respectively, Copernicus said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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