2022 Europe's hottest summer on record: EU monitor
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The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.
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The high temperatures were particularly severe in countries such as Italy, Greece and Spain. The continent experienced a variety of extreme weather events this summer, including deadly flooding and wildfires.
The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.
Temperatures of nearly 20 degrees above average were reported in some parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and causing problems for energy, agriculture and transportation.
European Commission's climate change service says previous record was only a year old; on a global level, August 2022 was joint warmest August on record
