Such temperatures will become
the norm by 2050, the scientists
warned, unless action is taken
to rapidly cut carbon emissions.
Scientists combined temperature
records and the latest observations
with a series of sophisticated
computer models to calculate how
much the global rise in greenhouse
gases has raised the odds of
the soaring temperatures. They
found the heatwave that struck
Portugal and Spain was 10 times
more likely to have occurred due
to global warming. For full story
see: The Guardian