World Weather Attribution scientists confirm the western Europe heatwave is the most severe on record and attribute it to fossil fuel emissions.The study finds daytime temperatures roughly 3.5°C hotter than comparable 1976 events, nights that block cooling, and an orders-of-magnitude increase in the event's likelihood while 45% of 850 cities face new heat-stress records.Theodore Keeping and other authors exclude El Niño and natural variability, note overwhelmed hospitals and fatalities, and United Nations climate chief
Simon Stiell urges faster clean energy deployment and stronger urban resilience.