Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever (opens in new tab)

Alec Luhn at New Scientist: This week’s heatwave is the hottest three-day period ever recorded in Europe, as well as the most humid, and it is likely to cause thousands of deaths. Although a potential “super El Niño” is forming in the Pacific Ocean, this did not play a role in the heatwave, a study…