Published June 24, 2025 | Version v2
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High temperatures in the June 2025 Western European heatwave exacerbated by human-driven climate change

Authors/Creators

  • 1. CNRS Délégation Ile-de-France Sud
  • 2. ROR icon Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
  • 3. ROR icon Universidad Pablo de Olavide
  • 4. ROR icon CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
  • 5. ROR icon Uppsala University
  • 6. ROR icon University of Leicester

Description

  • Meteorological conditions similar to those causing the June 2025 Western European heatwave are up to 2.5 °C warmer and 2 mm/day drier in the present than they were in the past, with surface pressure up to 1 hPa higher and a seasonal shift toward earlier summer occurrences.

  • This event was associated with rare meteorological conditions. 

  • We ascribe the high temperatures causing the June 2025 Western European Heatwave to human driven climate change and natural climate variability likely played a minor role.

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https://www.climameter.org/20250620-22-western-european-heatwave