00:00Last month was the hottest June ever recorded in Western Europe,
00:04according to European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.
00:08The agency said average temperatures reached 20.74 degrees Celsius,
00:13more than 3 degrees above the 1991 to 2020 average,
00:17driven by an intense late June heatwave.
00:20Globally, June 2026 also ranked as the second warmest June on record,
00:25with an average surface air temperature of 16.54 degrees Celsius.
00:30Copernicus said the late June heatwave in Europe followed another extreme heat event in May,
00:35with a fresh heatwave emerging in early July.
00:38The extreme heat shattered records across several countries contributed to the heat-related deaths
00:43and triggered wildfires in parts of southwestern Europe.
00:47Scientists say the back-to-back heatwaves highlight the growing frequency
00:51and severity of extreme weather events across the region.
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