2020 was Europe's hottest year on record

By Kate Abnett
Updated April 22 2021 - 5:44pm, first published 5:40pm
Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year.
Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year.

Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year, while the Arctic suffered a summer of extreme wildfires partly due to low snow cover as climate change impacts intensified, the European Union's observation service says.

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