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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Climate crisis made April heatwave in Spain and Portugal ‘100 times more likely’

AP

A record-breaking heatwave which gripped southern Europe and North Africa last month was made “at least 100 times more likely” because of the climate crisis, a study has found.

Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria experienced temperatures around 40C at the end of April – 20C degrees higher than normal for the time of year.

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