The summer just ended brought record heat to large parts of Europe, accompanied by wildfires and drought.

Omissions

• Copernicus ranks summer 2026 as the third warmest on record for Europe as a whole; the absolute summer record was set in western Europe specifically, so 'record heat' applies to a large region rather than the entire continent.
• The claim is qualitative ('record heat in large parts of Europe') and cites no source, though the underlying data (Copernicus C3S summer review, published September 2026) was public before the 21 October 2026 plenary session.

Sources

• PrimaryCopernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) — 'Record heat stress and low river flows marked Europe's 2026 summer'Western Europe experienced its warmest summer on record, with an average temperature of 21.7°C, 2.5°C above the 1991–2020 average, surpassing ...
• PrimaryCopernicus Climate Change Service — 'European Summer 2026: Records, Extremes and Context' (Summer Review PDF)80% of Europe was affected by at least 'strong' heat stress in 2026. ... Summer 2026 was the warmest on record for western Europe
• PrimaryCopernicus Climate Change Service — 'Highest July global ocean surface temperatures... exceptionally hot, dry conditions fuel wildfires'In July 2026, prolonged hot and dry conditions in western Europe led to the spread and intensification of extreme wildfires.
• SecondaryScience Media Centre España — 'The summer of 2026 was the hottest in Western Europe'In fact, in Western Europe, this has been the warmest summer on record and the third warmest across the continent as a whole. ... Record-breaking heat in June and July fuelled the wildfires in Spain and France, as shown by Copernicus data