Europe heatwave is 'price to pay for fossil fuel pollution': UN climate chief
Record temperatures forced school closures, cut nuclear output and killed hundreds of thousands of birds as forecasters warned the heat could persist.
- Western Europe is enduring a record-breaking heatwave this week, with extreme temperatures reported across France, Britain, and Spain amid widespread disruptions.
- A weather pattern known as an Omega block is driving the heatwave, trapping heat and pushing temperatures as much as 18°C above normal, according to the Reuters Climate Monitor.
- Temperatures in Paris hit a record 40.9°C, while Britain logged 36.1°C in Gosport, Hampshire; at least 48 people have died from drowning in France since the heatwave began.
- France's nuclear power plants cut output by about 7% due to cooling water limitations, while agricultural groups report scorching heat killed hundreds of thousands of birds in Brittany and the Pays de la Loire.
- UN climate chief Stiell said the heatwave is "the latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution," warning that extreme heat will worsen until humanity stops burning coal, oil, and gas.
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The extreme heat reached Europe this week, with Britain falling the peak temperature record for June for three days in a row, and France recording the worst day and night in history. As the pollution caused by fossil fuels warms the planet, making the heat waves more intense and longer, some places adapt better than others. European cities have already taken steps to ensure the safety of the inhabitants, says The Guardian.
Europe heatwave is ‘price to pay for fossil fuel pollution’, says UN climate chief
A man drinks cold water during an excessive heat warning in Cordoba, southern Spain, as the UN climate chief warned that extreme heat will worsen if coal, oil and gas burning continues. (EPA images pic) PARIS: The heatwave scorching Europe has the fingerprints of climate change all over it and is “the latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet”, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said Thursday. Europe has endured extreme heat thi…
Europe heatwave is ‘price to pay for fossil fuel pollution’: UN
PARIS: The heatwave scorching Europe has the fingerprints of climate change all over it and is “the latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,” UN climate chief Simon Stiell said Thursday. Europe has endured extreme heat this week, with record-breaking temperatures in France, Britain and Spain and other countries issuing high-level heat alerts. “Europe’s
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