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Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020 to the second smallest area since records began 42 years ago, US researchers have said, offering further stark evidence of the impact of global warming. The year's minimum was reached on September 15, at 3.74 million square kilometers (1.44 million square miles), according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire blazing in the southeast.
Tens of millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire also blazing in the southeast. Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the most intense heat in the southern parts of the country where the mercury is already pushing past 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
Europeans, particularly in the south of the continent, are being subjected to more heat stress during the summer months as climate change causes longer periods of extreme weather, a study published Thursday shows. The European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Service said comparisons of data going back over decades showed record heat last year resulted in hazardous conditions for human health. For more on the Copernicus report, FRANCE 24 is joined by Vincent-Henri Peuch, Director of Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and Deputy Director of the Copernicus Department at the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
A huge iceberg measuring more than 1,550 square kilometres broke away from the 150 metre thick Brunt Ice Shelf on Sunday.
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