Overview
Much of Europe has recorded unusually high temperatures for May, with historic readings in places like France and the UK. The immediate cause is a "heat dome" - a large, persistent high-pressure system that traps warm air and raises surface temperatures. While heat domes are a natural phenomenon, their intensity and frequency are being amplified by human-driven climate change. If greenhouse gas emissions continue at current levels, such early-season heat extremes could become far more common.
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