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Now playing Next Destinations Norway in summer? Extreme heat is changing how people travel in Europe Heatwaves in southern Europe are causing travellers to seek out cooler destinations this summer. 16/08/2023
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Now playing Next Climate El Niño's biggest impacts likely to be felt in 2024 Heat-trapping greenhouse gases and El Niño could see the world’s climate move ever further from what we are used to. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate NASA: 2023 could break heat records - and 2024 will be even hotter The biggest impacts of El Niño will be felt between February and April, NASA warns. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Extreme weather continues in Europe as Italy hit by mud landslides Central and eastern Bohemia in the Czech Republic also experienced severe thunderstorms with torrential rains and hail. 14/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate ‘Winter storms’ in August destroy crops in northern France ‘We've never seen anything like it,’ says a French farmer who has lost half of his harvest due to weather extremes. 14/08/2023
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Now playing Next world news Extreme weather: Norway considers more evacuations, Portugal fires From torrential rain and subsequent flooding in Norway and Croatia, to scorching temperatures in Spain and Portugal, we take a look at this week's weather across Europe. 11/08/2023
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Now playing Next Climate Did an undersea volcano eruption impact this summer’s heatwaves? Scientists agree that human-caused climate change is by far the biggest cause - but what else is at play? 09/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate Extreme weather brings raging fires and torrential rain to Europe Torrential rain, flash floods and raging wildfires have devastated Europe this summer. 08/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate Fruit, bread, pizza: The European staples at risk from extreme weather Six out of 10 pears have disappeared from Italian orchards this summer, a farmers association warns. 08/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate Chile suffers ‘extraordinary’ 37C winter heatwave Winter heatwaves could become ‘more and more normal’, climatologists say, as temperatures soar 15C above average. 08/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate Solar is helping prevent heatwave power cuts in Europe Record-breaking temperatures have put pressure on Europe's energy systems but increased output from solar is helping to fill the gap. 07/08/2023
Now playing Next Climate Broken buildings, bridges and riverbanks: Extreme weather in Slovenia Intense flooding in Slovenia which saw a month's worth of rain in 24 hours last week has been described as the country’s ‘worst-ever natural disaster’. 07/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Extreme weather conditions continues across Europe Extreme weather continues across Europe, with countries battling heavy rainfall, flooding and wildfires. 05/08/2023