June Temperatures in Western Europe Hit Historic High, Copernicus Reports
L'essentiel
- Western Europe recorded its hottest June on record with an average temperature of 20.74°C, surpassing last year's record.
- This is over 3°C above the 1991-2020 average, highlighting significant climate change impacts.
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June temperatures in Western Europe reached a historic high of 20.74 degrees Celsius, significantly exceeding the average. This event is linked to global warming and El Niño.
BRUSSELS, July 9. /TASS/. June temperatures in Western Europe reached a historic high of 20.74 degrees Celsius, breaking the record set just a year ago, according to data from the European Earth observation and monitoring service Copernicus.
This is more than 3 degrees Celsius above the average for June over the 1991-2020 period. According to Samantha Burgess, strategic lead at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, "June 2026 underscored how profoundly the climate is changing." "The result is increasingly intense heatwaves, a persistently warm ocean, and growing risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure across Europe and beyond," the expert was quoted as saying by Reuters.
As previously reported, the global ocean surface average temperature in June 2026 also reached a record high of 20.98 degrees Celsius. According to the Copernicus Marine monitoring service, the previous June temperature record was set in 2024 (20.89 degrees Celsius). The increase is attributed to the combined effects of global warming and the El Nio climate phenomenon.
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Increasingly intense heatwaves across Europe.
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Questions ouvertes
- What specific infrastructure risks are most prominent?
- How will ecosystems adapt to persistent warmth?
