Unseasonal May heat wave grips Europe
Key takeaways
- The UK and France have registered record May temperatures as western Europe swelters under a "heat dome." Such extremes are occurring more often as the planet warms.
- The hot weather comes as a so-called heat dome of warm air from northern Africa has settled over western Europe, bringing temperatures not normally seen until the height of summer.
- Scientists say Europe is warming faster than the global average amid human-driven climate change, making such heat waves more frequent and severe.
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The UK and France have registered record May temperatures as western Europe swelters under a "heat dome." Such extremes are occurring more often as the planet warms.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EJ1j Germany has been seeing unseasonally high temperatures along with much of western Europe Image: Michael Nguyen/Nur Photo/IMAGOAdvertisement Western Europe is set to experience another day of exceptional heat on Tuesday, a day after both France and the UK logged their hottest May temperatures on record.
The hot weather comes as a so-called heat dome of warm air from northern Africa has settled over western Europe, bringing temperatures not normally seen until the height of summer.