Records of the quality of annual wine-grape harvests can be used to estimate summertime temperatures in western Europe. Key indicators including the sugar content of grapes and grape harvest dates are pivotal in these estimations.
Analysis revealed temperatures in western Europe have increased profoundly since the late 1980s, a trend in coherence with regional climate data. The findings exemplify the knowledge historical records hold in understanding climate change.
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