Climate change intensified Europe's heatwave by 2-4°C, disrupting climate action event
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The Economist
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The article reports on how climate change, specifically global warming, has intensified Europe's heatwave by 2-4°C. It uses the example of London Climate Action Week being disrupted by an extreme heat red warning from the UK Met Office — only the second such warning ever issued — forcing the cancellation of a climate event ironically focused on extreme heat governance. The piece highlights that Europe is warming faster than any other continent.
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Twitter / XClimate change intensified Europe's heatwave by 2-4°C, disrupting climate action eventeconomist.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe organisers decided they could not proceed with their meeting—the subject of which was 'Extreme heat: Improving governance and strengthening action.'
Britain's Met Office had, for only the second time, issued a 'red' warning about temperatures high enough to pose risks even to the fit and healthy.
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