For the second year in a row, Europe is reeling from a once-in-a-century heatwave.
Temperatures in the German city of Bernburg, near Leipzig, hit 39.6 degrees Celsius last week—nearly double their average for June. In the town of Gallargues-le-Montueux, France, temperatures soared to 45.9 degrees, breaking historical records.
The last time Europe was this hot, in 2003, as many as 35,000 people died. Such heatwaves are 10 times likelier because of climate change—and, without immediate and radical action, they will soon become the norm.
