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Western Europe just endured its hottest summer on record, with June and July temperatures smashing last year’s highs — a heatwave that started in May and triggered deadly wildfires, crippling droughts, and thousands of predicted heat-related deaths. Globally, 2025 is poised to be the third hottest year ever, but scientists warn 2026 could top it all thanks to human-driven warming and a powerful El Niño. The feedback loop between heat and drought is accelerating extremes, while oceans are heating at alarming rates — July saw the highest average sea surface temperature ever recorded in ice-free zones, driven by Pacific El Niño conditions. Climate change isn’t just warming the planet — it’s supercharging extreme weather, and it’s only getting worse.

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