Study: Falling Pollution Amplified Europe's Heatwaves

European Heat Wave Driven by Cleaner Air, U.K. Climate Office Study Finds

Clean-air initiatives have reduced the amount of air-born particulates, which act as a sunshade.

Cleaner air may be driving Europe’s increasingly intense heatwaves

Researchers found that the reduction in European sulphate emissions altered temperature patterns between different parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Britain's scorching heatwaves caused by falling pollution levels, researchers find

Britain’s intense summer heatwaves may be a consequence of cleaner air, as new research suggests decades of falling pollution have allowed more of the Sun to reach the Earth’s surface.The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, concludes that much of the additional warming across Britain and western Europe since the 1980s is linked to the sharp decline in airborne particles known as aerosols, which previously reflected sunlight back in…

Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution

Temperatures in Europe have warmed twice as much as the rest of the world since the 1980s, figures show, with the continent now 2.3C warmer than it was in...

What Are The Risks of Extreme Heat Combined With Bad Air Quality?

Climate change means bad air pollution, wildfires, and extreme heat are all happening at once. Here's what to know and how to stay safe.

Why Heatwaves And Air Pollution Are Inextricably Linked

With temperatures set to soar again in Europe, the link between heatwaves and air pollution is back under the spotlight.