Hottest June on record in Western Europe as heatwaves hit continent
EuropeClimateHigh confidence — 89/100
Thousands of deaths across Europe, mostly in France, Spain and Belgium, have been linked to a June heatwave.
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded in Western Europe, with temperatures more than three degrees Celcius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has said.
The climate monitoring service said Thursday that the average temperature in Western Europe reached 20.74C (69.33F), driven by a heatwave in the second half of the month that broke records across several countries.
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Thousands of deaths across Europe, mostly in France, Spain and Belgium, have been linked to a June heatwave.
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded in Western Europe, with temperatures more than three degrees Celcius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has said.
The climate monitoring service said Thursday that the average temperature in Western Europe reached 20.74C (69.33F), driven by a heatwave in the second half of the month that broke records across several countries.