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This Is Why

Heatwaves happen - but why so many at once?

This Is Why

Sky News

News, News Commentary, Daily News

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Temperatures across Europe soared to over 44C this week, with the heatwave expected to continue and reach record highs. Hot weather has also been recorded in China and the USA, but why are so many places so hot at the same time?

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's climate and energy correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter who is in Sardinia, one of the hottest places in Europe, about the heatwave there. Plus, our science and technology editor Tom Clarke on what's causing extreme weather across the globe.

Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Transcript

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1:00.2

Welcome to the Sky News Daily.

1:01.8

I'm Neil Patterson.

1:02.6

And today we're focusing on the heats

1:04.7

because it does seem that much of the rest of Europe

1:06.8

has finally caught up with the British

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