Human contribution to record-breaking June 2019 heat wave in France Summary A heat wave struck large parts of Europe during the last week of June 2019. The event broke several historical records at single locations in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy,...
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Human contribution to record-breaking June 2019 heat wave in France Summary A heat wave struck large parts of Europe during the last week of June 2019. The event broke several historical records at single locations in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain. In particular, the all-time temperature record at a station in metropolitan France (old record 44.1°C in Conqueyrac, Gard) was broken on June 28, with a new record of 45.9°C, more than 1.5°C above the previous, was established at Gallargues-le-Montueux, Gard, near the city of Nîmes. Numerous June records, and all-time records at single stations were broken in other countries such as Czech Republic (http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/27/c_138176445.htm), Spain and Switzerland. In Switzerland new June records were confirmed at more than 40 stations, and new all-time records were confirmed at 6 altitude stations (https://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/aktuell/meteoschweiz- blog.subpage.html/de/
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