Climate change made Lucifer heatwave far more likely, scientists find

Without action to tackle global warming, deadly summer temperatures of 40C in Europe could be normal by 2050

The scorching temperatures across Europe’s Mediterranean nations this summer were made at least 10 times more likely by climate change, according to scientists.

Furthermore, without action to tackle global warming, such summer heatwaves with temperatures soaring over 40C will become normal by 2050.

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