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Human contribution to the record-breaking July 2019 heatwave in Western Europe

Paris plage in a heatwave

After the extreme heat that took place in the last week of June 2019, a second record-breaking heat wave struck Western Europe and Scandinavia at the end of July 2019.

02 August, 2019 | Heatwave | Europe

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