Western Europe sets new temperature record amid brutal heatwaves

The heatwaves roiling Western Europe this summer have broken an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national temperature records across the reg

The finding comes as temperatures set to rise here again this week

Europe breaks temperature record in summer plagued by heatwaves and wildfires  CNN

BERLIN (AP) -- The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according

Last month saw the highest average sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, or the oceans free of seasonal sea ice, Copernicus said.

Drought is gripping large parts of Europe, with soils unusually dry and major rivers running low. A strengthening El Nino could push global temperatures even higher later this year.

The European Union's global warming monitor said the combined average temperature in western Europe for June-July was 21.62 degrees Celsius, beating the 2022 record for the same period.

Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said.

Climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region.

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region  Toronto Star

The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region  AP News

As Europe swelters under record-breaking temperatures, misleading claims that sunscreen causes rather than protects against skin cancer are spreading online – but experts tell The Independent the evidence shows a very different story

Tracking Western Europe’s heatwave  Reuters

Temperatures could soar to a staggering 36C as the extreme summer heat continues with a fifth heatwave about to start - the UKHSA has issued health alerts

One food item found in most households should be moved to the fridge when the temperature rises

Record-breaking temperatures in Slovakia and Austria as Italy places all of its 27 major cities on highest heat alert.

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Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants Temperature records have been broken in several countries across central and eastern Europe as the extreme weather that has caused wildfires and droughts across the continent continues. Countries including