Europe heat wave 'virtually impossible' without human impact

A new study says Europe's current heat wave would have been nearly impossible without climate change and is now 200 more likely than 20 years ago. And Germany is expecting things to warm up even more. DW has the latest.

• A new rapid study says Europe’s record heat wave would have been “virtually impossible” without man-made climate change
• The World Weather Attribution group said such extreme heat is now up to 200 times more likely than it was two decades ago
• Millions across Europe have faced temperatures above 40 C, with hot nights making recovery harder
• Researchers said nearly half of 850 European cities analyzed have reached or are expected to reach record heat-stress levels

Follow along for more through the day and this week for the latest developments on the June 2026 European heat wave: