- RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
A heatwave in 2025 would have been one-third of a degree cooler without the greenhouse gases released since 2015.
- Bluesky
- X
View saved research
A pedestrian in Rome shelters from the Sun during a heatwave that hit Europe in June 2025. Credit: Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto/Getty
Fossil-fuel emissions produced since 2015 — when countries adopted the Paris agreement to limit global warming — have worsened Europe’s recent heatwaves1.
Access options
Access through your institution
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
27,99 € / 30 days
cancel any time
Learn more
Subscription info for Chinese customers
We have a dedicated website for our Chinese customers. Please go to naturechina.com to subscribe to this journal.
Go to naturechina.com
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Learn more
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03035-w
References
Trok, J. T., Barnes, E. A., Gordon, E. M., Davenport, F. V. & Diffenbaugh, N. S. Geophys. Res. Lett. 53, e2026GL125079 (2026).
Article Google Scholar
Download references
Subjects
- Climate change
Latest on:
- Climate change
-
The cost of lost labour on a warming planet
News & Views
-
Nepal’s floods expose issues with climate-disaster funding — firmer policies are needed fast
World View
-
A widespread agricultural practice is an unexpected CO2 sink
News & Views
Jobs
-
Faculty Positions at Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences
IOP is China's premier research institution in condensed matter physics and related fields.
Beijing (CN)
Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
-
Chief Executive Officer
Extraordinary opportunity for a scientific leader to build a significant legacy, lead an ambitious research institute and inspire a team of accompl...
Gloucester, Massachusetts (US)
Gloucester Marine Geonomics Institute (GMGI)
-
Multiple Positions Open in the Stomatology Hospital, ZJUSS
Leaders or Principal Investigators, Faculty and Postdoc positions are open all year
Hangzhou, Zhejiang (CN)
The Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
-
Postdoctoral Fellows Recruitment Announcement at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory
Substantial Funding for Postdoctoral Research
Shenzhen, Guangdong (CN)
Shenzhen Bay Laboratory
-
Postdoc Opportunity at MSK: Research Scholar, Computational Oncology/Immuno Oncology
We are seeking a highly motivated computational biology postdoctoral fellow
New York City, New York (US)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center