The report, prepared in conjunction with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the EU’s Earth observation service ‘Copernicus’, showed that it was also the hottest year on record in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Last summer was also the hottest ever in Europe, while at a European level 2022 was the second hottest year since records began in the mid-19th century.

ANSA