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Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
Key takeaways
- In the UK, temperatures passed 35C on Tuesday – more than 2C above the previous record for May.
- This heat would be exceptional even in the middle of summer, let alone spring, the Met Office says.
- "Absolutely astonishing," says Friederike Otto, professor of climate science at Imperial College London.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Mark Poynting Climate researcher Reuters Hundreds of temperature records have been broken in France during an unprecedented heatwave If you take a look across western Europe at the moment, you'll struggle to find many places escaping the heat.
In the UK, temperatures passed 35C on Tuesday – more than 2C above the previous record for May.
This heat would be exceptional even in the middle of summer, let alone spring, the Met Office says.
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