Europe Experiences 'Hottest Summer' Again This Year... Italy Reaches 48.8°C

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] This summer, Europe experienced the hottest temperatures ever recorded.

On the 7th (local time), US CNN cited a report from the European Union (EU) Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), stating that Europe had the hottest summer on record. According to the report, the average temperature in Europe from early June to the end of August was 0.1 degrees Celsius higher compared to the extreme heatwaves of 2010 and 2018. Compared to the long-term average temperature from 1991 to 2020, it was about 1 degree higher.

Europe also recorded its hottest summer last year due to rising temperatures caused by climate change. CNN reported that this year, temperature increases varied by region. Southern Europe broke all-time records, while Eastern Europe saw slightly higher than average temperatures, and Northern Europe experienced temperatures lower than the average.

In Sicily, Italy, temperatures reached 48.8 degrees Celsius on the 11th of last month, setting a new record. If the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially confirms this record, it will be the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe. The previous highest record was 48 degrees Celsius, recorded in Athens, Greece, in 1977.

This heatwave was related to a high-pressure system affecting Spain and also influenced wildfires in Greece and Turkey.

Greenland recorded above-freezing temperatures on the 14th and 15th of last month, marking the third highest such occurrence in history. For the first time ever, Greenland experienced rain instead of snow, and 7 billion tons of water melted from the ice sheet.

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