Jun 28, 2026 · 6 min · 6 segments
This week on Earth Radio, the ongoing, record-shattering European heatwave would have been "virtually impossible" just 50 years ago, and a Paris court found TotalEnergies liable for the emissions…
Rebecca HendricksHostAccording to the World Weather Attribution, this is the most severe heat wave to ever hit the region.
Researchers behind their new attribution study said that the heat at this magnitude was virtually impossible in 1976 when previous high temperature records were set in the region.
An attribution study specifically looks at the effect of human-caused climate change on extreme weather like hurricanes or this heat wave.
45% of the nearly 900 cities in the region have either already broken wet bulb globe temperature records or are forecasted to this week for the uninitiated Wet bulb globe temperature is a measure of stress on human bodies when dealing with heat, factoring in humidity.
Basically meaning this is a measure of how dangerous this heat is for our health.
Nearly half of the countries in this region will face new levels of dangerously high heat.
In Europe, only 10% of households have an air conditioning system, which can be crucial to staying healthy and safe in a heat wave.
If you are in Europe or any part of the world facing high heat at the moment, remember to drink plenty of water, eat hydrating fresh foods, and limit exercise outdoors, especially in the peak heat of the day.
This past Wednesday was the hottest day ever recorded in the nation's history.
In Nantes, the temperature was 42 degrees Celsius, or 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Currently, 72 of the 96 mainland departments are placed under Red Alert heatwave designation.
While the temperatures being reached in France this summer are unprecedented, climate-related disasters are not new in the nation.
This is actually just one of many heatwaves forecasted for France this year.
According to the World Weather Attribution, this is the most severe heat wave to ever hit the region.
Researchers behind their new attribution study said that the heat at this magnitude was virtually impossible in 1976 when previous high temperature records were set in the region.
An attribution study specifically looks at the effect of human-caused climate change on extreme weather like hurricanes or this heat wave.
45% of the nearly 900 cities in the region have either already broken wet bulb globe temperature records or are forecasted to this week for the uninitiated Wet bulb globe temperature is a measure of stress on human bodies when dealing with heat, factoring in humidity.
Basically meaning this is a measure of how dangerous this heat is for our health.
Nearly half of the countries in this region will face new levels of dangerously high heat.
In Europe, only 10% of households have an air conditioning system, which can be crucial to staying healthy and safe in a heat wave.
If you are in Europe or any part of the world facing high heat at the moment, remember to drink plenty of water, eat hydrating fresh foods, and limit exercise outdoors, especially in the peak heat of the day.
This past Wednesday was the hottest day ever recorded in the nation's history.
In Nantes, the temperature was 42 degrees Celsius, or 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Currently, 72 of the 96 mainland departments are placed under Red Alert heatwave designation.
While the temperatures being reached in France this summer are unprecedented, climate-related disasters are not new in the nation.
This is actually just one of many heatwaves forecasted for France this year.
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