Half of Europe's population faced extreme heat in 2026
The European Union's Copernicus Climate Observatory reported that 52% of Europe's population experienced severe heat stress during the summer of 2026, marked by an extraordinary heatwave with temperatures exceeding 38°C. This summer became the third hottest in Europe's history and the hottest in Western Europe. Climate change has led to a series of early and repeated heatwaves, breaking records and causing tens of thousands of additional deaths.
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