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Climate change pushed temperatures in latest European heatwave up by 4C

Paris was put on red alert for extreme heat on 1 July, after Western Europe saw the hottest June on record. AFP - EMMA DA SILVA

Human-driven climate change intensified the most recent European heatwave by as much as 4C in several cities, raising temperatures to levels that posed serious health risks to thousands of people, scientists reported on Wednesday.

This is likely to have led to far more heat-related deaths than would have occurred without the influence of global warming, a study conducted by more than a dozen researchers from five European institutions concluded.

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