A succession of heatwaves, heat records, uncontainable fires… Is the year 2026 exceptional from a climatic point of view?
It is disturbing to hear about an “exceptional” situation. Because, in their work, scientists have clearly anticipated the increase in heatwaves and monster fires and made the link between rising temperatures and these megafires. Since the creation of the IPCC in 1988, the models, gradually being refined, have shown an acceleration in warming. It is also likely that with hindsight, in ten to fifteen years, we will say that the year 2026 will not have been so hot…
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