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Europe’s recent heatwave was one of the most severe ever.
A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves, and why new locations will be at risk in the coming year.
Global heating may be making the weather systems behind heatwaves more common in Europe.
Summer heat may be far from people’s minds here in Australia. But Europe’s ordeal is yet another sign changes in Earth’s climate have already reached dangerous levels.
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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DPhil Candidate in Environmental Research, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Associate in Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Risk Analytics, University of Bristol