Europe's Hottest Summer Ever
A new Europe-wide report on climate change confirms the region experienced extreme weather in every season in 2022.
Hetwaves causing wildfires sent emissions soaring to levels not seen for fifteen years. The Mediterranean countries were particularly hard hit by both extreme heat and extreme drought. Tthe precipitation records and the soil moisture records show that the majority of the Mediterranean countries were much drier than average and in terms of the affected area, over 63% of rivers were below average discharge. Many riverbeds and lagoons lay exposed and parched.
Winter storms and floods were followed by scorching temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius and low rainfall and sporadic heatwaves through the year led to wildfires in France, Slovenia and Greece. Europe experienced its hottest summer ever in 2022.
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