Europe Grapples with Record Heat, Wildfires, Drought, and Unprepared Cities
Europe is experiencing a record-breaking hot and dry summer, leading to major wildfires in France and Greece, and the driest July in nearly two centuries in the UK. The continent, identified as Earth’s fastest-warming region, is also seeing its cities struggle to cope with extreme heatwaves, with temperatures reaching up to 53C in parts of London.
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Extreme heat: why our cities can't cope | Opinion
The UK and Europe have been facing extreme heatwaves – Greenpeace recorded temperatures of up to 53C at one London playground in recent weeks. It’s clear our cities are not equipped to deal with the soaring temperatures brought by the climate crisis. With the ‘Super El Niño’ on its way, next year is forecast to get even hotter. But is anyone really doing anything about it? The Guardian’s deputy opinion editor Kirsty Major goes in search of playgrounds that are adapting to our new reality Con...
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Europe's record-breaking hot and dry summer continues to take its toll on France and Greece, where firefighters fought to contain major blazes, while the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries. Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service.
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