How Europe’s rapid warming has fuelled a record May heatwave

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Drownings surge past 300 in France amid heatwaves

PARIS, France — France has recorded more than 300 drownings this summer, up sharply from last year, a minister said Sunday, linking the surge to the heatwaves that have swept Europe. The 301 drownings since June 19 are an increase of 14 per

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Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’

Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial? It was, according to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the “summer of truth” . Climate chaos ripped

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At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves

True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this summer than would normally

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August 2026 was world’s joint hottest month on record, according to Copernicus

The global average air temperature in August was 1.65°C above the pre-industrial reference value. With prolonged and early heatwaves, Western Europe broke the summer temperature record set in 2003.

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How Europe’s rapid warming has fuelled a record May heatwave

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Drownings surge past 300 in France amid heatwaves

Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’

At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves

August 2026 was world’s joint hottest month on record, according to Copernicus

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