March hottest on record in Europe – with warnings of ‘harsher heat waves and wildfires’ this summer
March was not just warmer than average, it was a lot warmer, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service has found.
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Maps show how much hotter than average Europe was in March (R), and how much rainfall varied across the continent (L). Pic: Copernicus/ECMWF
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View of the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, on Monday, 24 March, 2025. Pic: AP
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