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Temperatures hit record highs in Slovakia and Austria
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Slovakia and Austria experienced their hottest days on record, with Slovakia reaching 41.4°C (106.5°F) in Kamenica nad Hronom and Austria hitting 41.2°C (106.1°F) in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
- Slovakia recorded its third record-breaking temperature this summer, surpassing previous highs set in late June, while the night temperature in Skalica also set a new record at 28.4°C (83°F).
- Other Central European countries, including the Czech Republic and Hungary, have also recorded all-time high temperatures earlier this summer amid an intense heatwave.
- Europe is undergoing an exceptionally hot and dry summer, leading to severe wildfire outbreaks and large-scale evacuations.
- The continent is warming at twice the global average rate since the 1980s, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, highlighting the accelerating impact of climate change.
