Europe has been plagued for months by extreme heat, drought, and wildfires, with many cities experiencing unprecedented temperatures and conditions.
Recorded temperatures from June through August were 0.4 degrees Celsius warmer than 2021. August was particularly brutal, with average temperatures 0.8 degrees Celsius hotter than 2018, the service said, also the hottest on record. Eastern Europe suffered the worst, though southwest parts of the continent also had"well above average" temperatures.
Freja Vamborg, senior scientist for the service, said that"an intense series of heatwaves" paired with the dry conditions created a"summer of extremes." This resulted in drought and fires"affecting society and nature in various ways," Vamborg said.
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