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More climate records under threat as spring heatwave bakes western Europe

More climate records under threat as spring heatwave bakes western Europe
France 24 Friday 29 May 2026, 13:32 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
Western Europe faced another day of record-breaking temperatures Tuesday as a heatwave pushed the mercury well above normal levels for May. A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system over western Europe is behind the sort of heat not usually seen until high summer.
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