Heatwave made more than twice as likely by climate change, scientists find

Fingerprints of global warming clear, they say, after comparing northern Europe's scorching summer with records and computer modelsUK heatwave: stormy weather ahead after hottest day of the year - liveThe heatwave searing northern Europe was made more than twice as likely by climate change, according to a rapid assessment by scientists.The result is preliminary but they say the signal of climate change is "unambiguous". Scientists have long predicted that global warming is ramping up the number and intensity of heatwaves, with events even worse than current one set to strike every other year by the 2040s. Continue reading...