Climate Changed
Europe Breaks Heat Records With Paris Warmer Than Singapore
- Germany, Netherlands and Belgium post new record highs
- Climate change blamed for increase in extreme weather events
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Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that a shifting climate is triggering more extreme weather.
Germany probably set a new all-time temperature record of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 Fahrenheit) in the town of Lingen in Lower Saxony on Thursday afternoon, according to the DWD federal weather service. Residents in Paris, London and Brussels fought to stay cool as temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above July averages, making those cities hotter than Singapore.