Latest European heatwave ‘hotter and deadlier’
AFP | Paris
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Human- caused climate change made the recent European heatwave up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said yesterday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people.
This likely led to far more heat-related deaths than would have occurred without the influence of global warming, concluded a rapid study by over a dozen researchers from five European institutions.
The analysis looked at 12 cities in Europe between June 23 and July 2 as an early summer heatwave drove temperatures well above 40C in some parts, triggering health warnings.
Record
The EU’s climate monitor Copernicus yesterday said it was the hottest June on record in western Europe, where some schools and tourist sites were shuttered as the mercury soared.
To assess what role climate change played, scientists compared how intense a similar heatwave would have been in a world that had not warmed due to burning masses of fossil fuels.
They concluded the heatwave “would have been 2-4C cooler” without human-induced climate A tourist drinks water during a heatwave in Thessaloniki. (AFP) change.
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