'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
Temperature records have tumbled across the UK and Europe as scientists warn it is a sign of things to come.
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""Human-induced climate change has made events like this more likely and more intense.""
— Prof Stephen Belcher , Academic
""So to have it shattered by such a large amount is noticeable and extraordinary, and of course this comes after a similar event in May.""
— Ed Hawkins , Academic
""[But] I would say as a climate scientist, I was not that surprised to see this happen... when you know that we have a warming climate.""
— Sonia Seneviratne , Academic
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Temperature records have tumbled across the UK and Europe as scientists warn it is a sign of things to come.
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