Wetenschap · Mediterranean heat record · ArchiefWestern Europe's 2026 Heat Breaks 2022 Record as Mediterranean Hits 30°CGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Western Europe's heatwave in the summer0:01of 2026 have toppled [music] the average0:03temperature record for June and July set0:05in 2022. The June-July average now0:08stands as the hottest for [music] that0:092-month period on record for the region,0:11surpassing the benchmark set just 40:13years ago. The record on land coincides0:16with marine heatwaves [music] pushing0:18nearby seas to bathwater levels. Just a0:20meter from shore in the Mediterranean,0:22[music]0:22the water has reached 30° C,0:253 to 4° above normal for this time of0:27year. [music] While the North Sea has0:29hit 21° 2° higher than usual. The0:32Mediterranean is heating 20% faster than0:34the oceans as a whole. A faster baseline0:36[music] that helps explain why nearshore0:38readings there are running so far above0:40normal. Warmer oceans hold and release0:42more moisture into the atmosphere.0:44>> [music]0:44>> The fear now is that the extra moisture0:46will trigger severe thunderstorms in0:48late summer or next [music] fall,0:49shifting the hazard from prolonged heat0:51to sudden violent weather. So far this0:53picture comes from a single presentation0:55of the data without broader independent0:57confirmation, [music] and two questions0:59remain open. Whether that added moisture1:01actually produces severe thunderstorms1:03as the season turns,1:04>> [music]1:04>> and how far the record heat on both land1:06and sea extends through the rest of the1:08summer. The June-July record is drawn1:10from European climate agency Copernicus1:12data as presented in that broadcast.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
