Modern European summers are warmest since Roman times, study finds

Average summer temperatures in Europe are about 1.3C hotter than two millennia ago due to manmade climate change, scientists say

Europe has almost certainly experienced warmer summers in the last three decades than at any other time since the Roman empire, according to a study published on Friday in the Environmental Research Letters journal.

Since 1986, mean summer temperatures have been about 1.3C hotter than they were two millennia ago, while heatwaves have been longer, more frequent and more persistent, the study says.