Heat waves: Science warned about them

Ground temperatures in the Mediterranean on 17 July. Air temperatures are generally a bit lower. But air temperatures are also unusually high at present.

Record temperatures in the Mediterranean and the southern United States move the public. The weather patterns precisely match the warnings of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): „The Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot“ and more vulnerable than any other region in the world.

The current heat waves in Europe and North America are bringing record temperatures and much concern – but experts are not surprised. Excessive heat around the Mediterranean, heat records in the US and expected temperature highs in Italy, France, Spain, Poland and Germany fit the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections. The panel has warned of precisely these conditions in its recent reports.

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