A heatwave gripping Europe that has already caused deaths and serious wildfires appears set to get even worse. Here's what you need to know.
, Spanish authorities said, while Portugal's Health Ministry saidThe World Meteorological Organization said the heatwave would worsen air quality, especially in towns and cities.
"These result in a degradation of air quality and adverse health effects, particularly for vulnerable people." "Climate change is driving this heatwave, just as it is driving every heatwave now," said Friederike Otto, senior lecturer in climate science at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London."Greenhouse gas emissions, from burning fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil, are making heatwaves hotter, longer-lasting and more frequent."
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