Last Update: 04/05/2026 at 2:50 PM EST
Europe Faces Intensifying Heat And Storms
Coverage from Euronews.com, Canada's National Observer, and others
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03/18
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Executive Summary
Studies link human warming to far worse European heat, downpours, and hail, with rising death tolls and damage costs
- A new metric from University of Graz finds heat extremity rose about tenfold in Austria and much of Central and Southern Europe
- The heat analysis used daily maximum temperatures from 1961 to 2024 and a 1961 to 1990 baseline
- Researchers said the rise in heat extremes goes beyond natural variability and points to human-caused warming
- Europe's 2025 summer heat was linked to thousands of deaths and at least 43 billion euros in near-term losses
- Another study found more intense one-day rainfall in Spain, Portugal and Morocco since mid-January storms
- World Weather Attribution estimated human emissions raised rainfall intensity 11 percent in the northern region studied
- A hail study found warming increased hail probability by up to 30 percent in France and Germany and made hailstones larger
Quick Facts
- What: Studies link warming to stronger heat rain and hail
- Where: Austria Central and Southern Europe Iberia and France
- Why: Human emissions are intensifying extremes and increasing damage
- Who: Climate researchers and attribution scientists across Europe
- When: From 1961 to 2024 with recent 2025 events
Coverage Timeline: 23 Days
Featured Article
Researchers studying a May 3 Paris hailstorm reported that human-caused warming increased hail probability and hailstone size in France and Germany.
Additional Articles
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Gottfried Kirchengast and team unveil a hazard metric for Europe linking extreme heat to human driven climate change during 2010-2024.
World Weather Attribution links increased rainfall intensity to human emissions in Spain, Portugal and Morocco since January.
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Victor Gensini of Northern Illinois University reports a record Illinois hailstone after a Tuesday storm near Kankakee.