Are Europe’s extreme summers the new normal? What the science says
- Temperatures in Europe hit a new high this summer, with hotter early-summer heatwaves triggering illness, deaths and the collapse of infrastructure across the continent.
- Transport buckled on Sunday as temperatures hit 40C (104F) across Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
- In France, days averaging 29.8C (85.6F) – spiking to 44C (111.2F) in one town – gave way to storms, leaving an estimated 1,000 excess deaths behind.
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- Temperatures in Europe hit a new high this summer, with hotter early-summer heatwaves triggering illness, deaths and the collapse of infrastructure across the continent.
- Transport buckled on Sunday as temperatures hit 40C (104F) across Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
- In France, days averaging 29.8C (85.6F) – spiking to 44C (111.2F) in one town – gave way to storms, leaving an estimated 1,000 excess deaths behind.
Sources: Al Jazeera