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The period of persistent heat across the region brought overcrowded and overheated hospitals, wildfires, toxic algal blooms and a surge in drownings. View on euronews

STOCKHOLM: Human-caused climate change made a recent Nordic heatwave about 2°C hotter, putting a strain on healthcare, ecosystems and indigenous Sami reindeer herders in a region ill-equipped for such events,

The normally cool nations of Norway, Sweden, and Finland faced an extraordinary heatwave in July. These countries, known for their mild summers, experienced record-breaking temperatures that scientists say were made far more intense by the climate crisis.

In a world without climate crisis, similar two-week heatwaves would be extremely rare, the researchers said. But today, with 1.3C of global warming, these heatwaves have become at least ten times more likely.