
Researchers characterize the current Europe heat wave as the worst ever recorded and attribute its severity largely to climate‑driven warming, a conclusion reinforced by continuing record temperatures. The event has extended into central and eastern Europe with fresh national and local highs in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark (37°C), and has caused infrastructure damage in Germany. The scale of impacts — from power strain to threats to public health and transport — is consistent with the unprecedented nature described by scientists.
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