Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years go, climate scientists say
Half-a-century ago, a similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler, the study found. It would have been "virtually impossible" for such exceptional temperatures to occur in June fifty years ago, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said. A similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler during the day in June 1976, concluded the study by scientists from Europe, the United States and the United Kingdom.
- ▪Half-a-century ago, a similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler, the study found.
- ▪It would have been "virtually impossible" for such exceptional temperatures to occur in June fifty years ago, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.
- ▪A similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler during the day in June 1976, concluded the study by scientists from Europe, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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- ▪ Europe heatwave 'virtually impossible' without human-caused climate change — RFI English
- ▪ Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heatwave: Scientists — Channel NewsAsia
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Advertising Home Europe Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago, climate scientists say Europe Europe’s record heatwave in the month of June would have been "virtually impossible" 50 years ago, scientists said Friday, proof that human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of the latest scorcher. Half-a-century ago, a similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler, the study found. Issued on: 26/06/2026 - 07:42Modified: 26/06/2026 - 10:17 3 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 A man cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, June 24, 2026.
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