Europe heat wave’s scorched lessons
The heat wave in Europe should best be viewed as another deadly and startling warning regarding how far we’ve pushed the planet’s climate into less hospitable territory, and how unprepared we are for what’s coming.
Catch up fast: In the past week, temperature records dating back centuries have been obliterated, particularly on Tuesday in the U.K. The heat is shifting east, into a swath of Europe extending from Germany to Sweden.
Why it matters: The heat wave upended life in several major industrialized nations and killed more than 1,000 people, a toll likely to increase. Many of the wildfires it breathed life into are still burning out of control.
By the numbers: A staggering 34 weather observing stations in the U.K. provisionally broke the country’s all-time high temperature record on Tuesday.
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