Study links Europe's record-breaking heatwave directly to global warming, not El Niño
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Alec Luhn
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A record-breaking heatwave is sweeping western and central Europe, described as the hottest and most humid ever recorded. A study by the World Weather Attribution network attributes the extreme event directly to global warming, ruling out the potential "super El Niño" as a factor. The current temperatures would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and the unprecedented humidity levels make the heatwave especially dangerous, likely causing thousands of deaths.
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· 4 pulledThis week's heatwave is the hottest ever recorded in Europe, as well as the most humid, and it is likely to cause thousands of deaths.
Although a potential 'super El Niño' is forming in the Pacific Ocean, this did not play a role in the heatwave, a study by the World Weather Attribution network of scientists has found.
Instead, global warming is clearly to blame.
The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous
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