Record European summer heat led to deaths and crop damage

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 08:13 · Archive

More than half of Europe experienced intense heat stress this summer, with western Europe recording its hottest season on record.

A record 52 per cent of Europe faced intense heat stress this summer, according to the EU's Copernicus climate monitoring service. Surface air temperatures in western Europe from June to August were 2.5C above the recent decadal average, making it the hottest summer on record for the region. The heat caused tens of thousands of excess deaths and damaged harvests across the continent.

How it is being reported

• More than half of Europe faced intense summer heat stress, EU monitor saysFrance 24 · 2 Oct, 03:18
• May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the futureGuardian World · 2 Oct, 03:00

In this story: Europe · Western Europe · EU Copernicus

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