Europe’s record-shattering heat wave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ just a few decades ago. Here’s why
The record-shattering June heat that’s baked Europe this week would have been “virtually impossible” just a few decades ago, according to a new analysis, which says the human-driven climate crisis is “unequivocally to blame.”
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High temperatures force tourists to seek shelter under an umbrella at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on June 24 2026. Francesca Bolla/AGF/Shutterstock Facebook Twitter LinkedIn googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1652956513490-0'); }); The record-shattering June heat that’s baked Europe this week would have been “virtually impossible” just a few decades ago, according to a new analysis, which says the human-driven climate crisis is “unequivocally to blame.” The ongoing heat wave is the region’s “most severe ever recorded,” according to the study published Friday by World Weather Attribution, a scientific network which analyzes the role of climate change in driving extreme weather events.
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