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Climate change ‘undoubtedly responsible’ for the severity of Western Europe’s heatwave, scientists say

The extreme heat would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, according to a new study by the World Weather Attribution research group

Climate change ‘undoubtedly responsible’ for the severity of Western Europe’s heatwave, scientists say

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