Europe swelters under record-breaking heat wave
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New June temperature records were set in the U.K. and France this week as a deadly heat wave grips much of Europe.
Key facts
- 45% of cities analyzed across 30 European countries have "already, or are predicted to, break their highest ever heat stress levels," per a World Weather Attribution statement on its study findings
- The U.K. provisionally set a new maximum temperature record for June for the second straight day on Wednesday, with 36.7°C (98.06°F) reached at Merryfield, in the southwestern English county
- Scientists used weather observations and forecasts to compare today's warmer climate with the cooler climates of 2003 and 1976 to see how much human-caused climate change increased the chances
- A new World Weather Attribution analysis found human-caused climate change made this week's extreme heat "virtually impossible" 50 years ago
Summary
A new World Weather Attribution analysis found human-caused climate change made this week's extreme heat "virtually impossible" 50 years ago. Extreme heat warnings have been issued across the continent this week, from Ireland to Slovenia. "The heatwave will spread over large parts of Western, Central, and Southern Europe within the next two weeks," the UN's World Meteorological Organization said in a statement. Spain saw new temperature highs this week as Spanish officials reported at least 212 heat-related deaths.