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Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years go, climate scientists say

Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years go, climate scientists say.

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Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years go, climate scientists say. Europe’s record heatwave in the month of June would have been "virtually impossible" 50 years ago, scientists said Friday, proof that human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of the latest scorcher. Half-a-century ago, a similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler, the study found.

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Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years go, climate scientists say.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years go, climate scientists say.
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