US broadsheet; cites researchers calling this the worst European heatwave ever recorded
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Washington Post · United States · Germany sets new all-time record of 41.5°C as Europe heatwave researchers call worst ever recorded
The Washington Post cited researchers describing the June 2026 European heatwave as the worst ever recorded on the continent, noting that human-induced climate change made the event virtually impossible without global warming, per CNN and multiple attribution studies published contemporaneously.
“Europe's 2026 heat wave is the worst ever recorded, researchers say; climate change made it 'virtually impossible' just decades ago.”