Summer finally landed in Ireland this week, relieving us of the grey skies and cold weather that had so far largely defined the season. The temperature, however, has been nothing compared to what other countries, particularly in Europe, have been experiencing overing the last number of weeks.
Barcelona recorded its hottest ever day on Tuesday (40 degrees) as a heatwave engulfs Spain, while London saw its highest temperature so far this year (32 degrees at Kew Gardens on Tuesday). Paris, where the 2024 Olympics are curerntly being held is also experiencing a heatwave with temperatues of 30 degrees on Thursday. Along with the heat there are a large number of wildfires burning across the continent, including southern France, Italy, Croatia and Greece.
Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of heat waves, bringing record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events to Europe. The highest average temperature on Earth was recorded earlier this month, according to preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. “Europe is heating twice as fast as other continents and even quicker than climate models predict,” said Mariam Zachariah, a researcher at the Grantham Institute — Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London.
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