The results were striking: in 2022, cities in Southwest Europe experienced temperatures comparable to those of cities located, on average, 425 km further south. Madrid, for example, had temperatures similar to those found in Tissemsilt, a city in Algeria over 500 km to the south. Similarly, cities near the Alps in Italy such as Milan and Turin saw temperatures typical of Greece, and in France, even Brittany, known for its mild climate, had temperatures normally found in Spain.
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