The heatwave that has swept Europe and led to about 1,300 excess deaths so far is another reminder that climate denialism by conservative politics imposes the heaviest burden on the average citizen. A look at the peak temperatures recorded in Western Europe in June shows frighteningly high temperatures in France and the United Kingdom, with seasonal variations of 10 to 12 degrees C above normal compared to the 1991-2020 baseline.

This is not the first time this part of the world has been cooked by the sun, and there were severe seasons in 2003 and 1976, but temperatures were lower then than at present.

The scientific view of the European solar-cooker effect must be centred on higher global temperatures caused by human........

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