Days exceeding 39C to be up to 10 times more common in Western Europe by 2100 

Ireland recorded its hottest temperature in more than 135 years when it reached 33C in July. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Days exceeding 39C will be three to 10 times more common in Western Europe by the end of the century, even if global warming is curbed to levels agreed in the historic Paris Agreement.

That is according to new research by scientists at the University of Washington, who also estimate people living near the equator will find themselves in dangerously high heat for half of the year.