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A summer of disasters – How did the UCPM respond?
The summer of 2023 has seen Europe battered by heatwaves, record-breaking wildfires, and catastrophic floods, often occurring simultaneously. Parts of Greece, Italy and Spain saw record-breaking temperatures above 45°C.