We may only be just over halfway through it, but 2019 has already seen temperature records smashed from Europe to the Arctic circle and could prove to be one of the hottest ever recorded. Numerous studies have shown that heatwaves such as the one that baked northern Europe this week are made more likely
1 / 3Europe has endured two exceptionally strong heatwaves in a matter of weeksEurope has endured two exceptionally strong heatwaves in a matter of weeks Paris - We may only be just over halfway through it, but 2019 has already seen temperature records smashed from Europe to the Arctic circle and could prove to be one of the hottest ever recorded.
Temperatures were also notably higher than historic averages in South America, the US atmospheric monitor NOAA said.Europe has endured two exceptionally strong heatwaves in a matter of weeks. "Since 2015, we've seen extreme heatwaves every year in Europe," said Robert Vautard, a climatologist at France's Laboratory of Climate and Environment Sciences.
2016 still holds the crown as the hottest year in human history -- a full 1.2C above average, aided by a powerful El Nino warming event.
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