A message on the state of the European climate 2023 , jointly published by the Copernicus Climate Change Service ( C3S ) and the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), points to record high temperatures, heatwaves, fires and severe flooding that Europe will experience in 2023. It focuses on the adverse health consequences of heat stress and climate change, including a 30 % increase in heat deaths over the past 20 years, and calls for European health policies and measures. (More on climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)