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| Climate change: Europe's warm summer shatters records | Climate change: Europe's warm summer shatters records |
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| This summer was the hottest on record in Europe, according to data from EU satellite monitoring. | This summer was the hottest on record in Europe, according to data from EU satellite monitoring. |
| A series of extreme heatwaves and a long running drought saw June, July and August shatter the previous high mark for temperature. | A series of extreme heatwaves and a long running drought saw June, July and August shatter the previous high mark for temperature. |
| The Copernicus Climate Change Service, external said the data showed August in Europe was the warmest on record by "a substantial margin." | The Copernicus Climate Change Service, external said the data showed August in Europe was the warmest on record by "a substantial margin." |
| Globally, the researchers say August was the third warmest yet recorded. | Globally, the researchers say August was the third warmest yet recorded. |
| Will new government stick to climate targets? | Will new government stick to climate targets? |
| Pakistan fights to stop biggest lake from bursting | Pakistan fights to stop biggest lake from bursting |
| Green fuel as urgent as Covid jab, says energy boss | Green fuel as urgent as Covid jab, says energy boss |
| It will come as no surprise to anyone who experienced this summer's intense heat across the continent that the temperature record across Europe has been broken by a large margin. | It will come as no surprise to anyone who experienced this summer's intense heat across the continent that the temperature record across Europe has been broken by a large margin. |
| According to data from Copernicus, this year saw a new record for both the summer as a whole and for the month of August. | According to data from Copernicus, this year saw a new record for both the summer as a whole and for the month of August. |
| The summer was 0.4C warmer than the previous record, only set last year. | The summer was 0.4C warmer than the previous record, only set last year. |
| August was a whopping 0.8C warmer than the same month in 2018. | August was a whopping 0.8C warmer than the same month in 2018. |
| Fires were common in many places including here in Portugal | Fires were common in many places including here in Portugal |
| "An intense series of heatwaves across Europe paired with unusually dry conditions, have led to a summer of extremes with records in terms of temperature, drought and fire activity in many parts of Europe, affecting society and nature in various ways," said Freja Vamborg, a senior scientist with the Copernicus Climate Change Service. | "An intense series of heatwaves across Europe paired with unusually dry conditions, have led to a summer of extremes with records in terms of temperature, drought and fire activity in many parts of Europe, affecting society and nature in various ways," said Freja Vamborg, a senior scientist with the Copernicus Climate Change Service. |
| "The data shows that we've not only had record August temperatures for Europe but also for summer, with the previous summer record only being one year old." | "The data shows that we've not only had record August temperatures for Europe but also for summer, with the previous summer record only being one year old." |
| In the UK, temperatures reached a new high of 40.3C, recorded in Coningsby in Lincolnshire on July 19. It was a significant leap over the previous record of 38.7C set in 2019. | In the UK, temperatures reached a new high of 40.3C, recorded in Coningsby in Lincolnshire on July 19. It was a significant leap over the previous record of 38.7C set in 2019. |
| These extremes were also seen in many other countries with 64 different areas of France experiencing record highs, while temperatures in Portugal reached 47C in July. | These extremes were also seen in many other countries with 64 different areas of France experiencing record highs, while temperatures in Portugal reached 47C in July. |
| Europe also experienced the worst drought conditions in 500 years. | Europe also experienced the worst drought conditions in 500 years. |
| Around the globe the high temperatures in August persisted widely, with drought conditions also affecting China. | Around the globe the high temperatures in August persisted widely, with drought conditions also affecting China. |
| Drought across Europe was the worst in 500 years | Drought across Europe was the worst in 500 years |
| But it wasn't a uniform picture - many areas had significant downpours resulting in flooding. | But it wasn't a uniform picture - many areas had significant downpours resulting in flooding. |
| As we've seen most recently in Pakistan, wetter than average conditions have triggered huge floods, leading to loss of life and property. | As we've seen most recently in Pakistan, wetter than average conditions have triggered huge floods, leading to loss of life and property. |
| The satellite data also shows that it was wetter than average over most of Scandinavia and in parts of southern and south eastern Europe, where a "derecho" storm brought extreme winds and rain. | The satellite data also shows that it was wetter than average over most of Scandinavia and in parts of southern and south eastern Europe, where a "derecho" storm brought extreme winds and rain. |
| Climate scientists say that both extreme heat and wet conditions are to be expected in a warming climate where emissions of warming gases from human activities have driven up temperatures by over 1.1C at present. | Climate scientists say that both extreme heat and wet conditions are to be expected in a warming climate where emissions of warming gases from human activities have driven up temperatures by over 1.1C at present. |