Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate?

Europe Climate Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:08:14 GMT Moderate confidence — 74/100

This week was London Climate Action Week, an international event that brought researchers, leaders and activists to the British capital to discuss climate change.
As delegates gathered in the city, they experienced the nature of the problem first-hand: temperatures in parts of the United Kingdom topped 36 degrees Celsius (97F), and London itself sweltered.
The city clearly struggled to cope, as exemplified by an event scheduled to discuss extreme heat being cancelled because of the extreme heat.

This week was London Climate Action Week, an international event that brought researchers, leaders and activists to the British capital to discuss climate change.
The city clearly struggled to cope, as exemplified by an event scheduled to discuss extreme heat being cancelled because of the extreme heat.

As delegates gathered in the city, they experienced the nature of the problem first-hand: temperatures in parts of the United Kingdom topped 36 degrees Celsius (97F), and London itself sweltered.

Sources: Al Jazeera