Summer 2026 Shatters Heat Records: Dutch Wetland Dries Up for First Time in 700 Years
The summer of 2026 is the hottest on record in the Netherlands, with average temperature 19.3°C. The Zeezuiper wetland in Noord-Brabant has dried up completely for the first time since 1300, causing mass fish kills and threatening migrating birds. Climate experts warn such summers could become average by 2050.
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