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Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat
Western and central Europe experienced a record-breaking June heatwave, with France, the UK, Spain, and Switzerland setting new temperature records. A rapid-response study attributed the extreme heat to climate change, stating such temperatures would have been 'virtually impossible' 50 years ago. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the 1976 UK heatwave, prompting comparisons.
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