Listen 4 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareA severe and prolonged heat wave in Southern Europe is set to peak Tuesday and Wednesday, threatening all-time records for several countries and the continent overall. AdvertisementThe sweltering temperatures come after the journal Nature reported that more than 60,000 peopled died in Europe in heat waves last summer. This heat wave could produce the highest temperature Europe has ever observed. A study in May found that the chance of what were once rare heat waves in Europe is projected to spike as the climate warms. In other words, exceptional heat waves in today’s climate will become normal in the future.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2023 03:50 UTC