The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent baking in record-shattering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.
Scientists say heatwaves and droughts are becoming more frequent and more intense due to climate change.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said temperatures in Europe had been the "highest on record for both the month of August and the summer (June-August) as a whole", AFP reported.
Data showed August was the hottest yet recorded on the continent by a "substantial margin", beating the previous record set in August 2021 by 0.4 degrees Celsius.
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