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Summer heatwave: soon the norm in Europe

Video. Summer heatwave: soon the norm in Europe

Updated: 26/07/2018 - 15:57 GMT+2

Surface air temperatures have been increasing on a regular basis globally since 1979. On a monthly global average, since 1989, surface air temperatures have been increasing each month every year

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