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2018 European drought and heat wave

heat wave leading to record-breaking temperatures in Europe during the spring and summer of 2018
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2018 European drought and heat wave

Summary

2018 European drought and heat wave is a natural disaster[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (natural_disaster category, ranking #8 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2018 European drought and heat wave's instance of is recorded as natural disaster[3].
  • 2018 European drought and heat wave's instance of is recorded as drought[4].
  • 2018 European drought and heat wave's instance of is recorded as heat wave[5].
  • 2018 European drought and heat wave was followed by June 2019 European heat wave[6].
  • The location of 2018 European drought and heat wave was Europe[7].
  • 2018 European drought and heat wave's Commons category is recorded as 2018 European Heatwave[8].
  • 2018 European drought and heat wave occurred on 2018[9].
  • 2018 European drought and heat wave's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[10].

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When and Where

2018 European drought and heat wave took place on 2018[9]. The location of it was Europe[7].

Context

Recorded instance of include natural disaster[3], drought[4], and heat wave[5]. 2018 European drought and heat wave was followed by June 2019 European heat wave[6].

Why It Matters

2018 European drought and heat wave draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (natural_disaster category, ranking #8 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → June 2019 European heat wave
    Instance of → —
    Followed by → —
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P373]]: 2018 European heat waves"
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