● This summer shows that at 1.4°C of global warming, extreme heat is already reaching the
limits of our societies’ ability to cope. Our analysis here shows that intense heat is increasing rapidly even in living memory, with such events tens to hundreds of times more likely since only 2003 and virtually impossible just 50 years ago. A rapid phase-out of fossil fuels is critical if we are to avoid even higher temperatures and their consequences in the future. /End

Study: https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-WWA-Scientific-Report-European-Heatwave.pdf