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• Scientists say the June heatwave would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change.
• Nearly half of the European cities studied have recorded or are expected to record their highest late-June heat stress levels.
• Researchers warn that rising night-time temperatures are making heatwaves more dangerous for public health.

A new climate change study has concluded that the Europe heatwave sweeping across Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused global warming, adding fresh evidence that rising temperatures are making extreme weather events more frequent and more intense.

The analysis, carried out by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group, found that climate change has dramatically increased the likelihood of the record-breaking June heatwave. Researchers said exceptionally hot nights during the current event are now more than 100 times more likely than they were just two decades ago.