# No, this wasn't a 'completely normal summer,' despite far-right climate denial

https://mins.news/en/item/33384

- DW, 2026-08-26 16:44 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/no-this-wasn-t-a-completely-normal-summer-despite-far-right-climate-denial/a-78513682?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> As Europe’s season of extreme heat ends, its human and economic costs are coming into focus. Although far-right politicians in Britain, the US and Germany have dismissed the role of human-caused climate change, scientific evidence shows that global warming intensified the heat and wildfire conditions. Germany recorded about 14,000 heat-related deaths, while European farmers lost roughly 9 million tons of grain crops.

## Stories

- [European Heatwave Wildfire and Drought Crisis](https://mins.news/en/topic/european-heatwave-and-drought) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/european-heatwave-and-drought.md

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