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What is a heat dome? Why Europe is sweltering under record-breaking May temperatures

“What we used to call a July phenomenon is now arriving in mid-May", according to one weather forecaster.

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00:01The UK broke its record for the hottest day in May, with 33.5 degree temperatures on Monday
00:08near London, according to the National Weather Agency. Britain saw its hottest year on record
00:14in 2025, while climate advisers have urged the UK government to adapt infrastructure like schools
00:22and hospitals for a warming planet. Meanwhile, residents are concerned about these unusual
00:28high temperatures. I'm worried because, like, this is our planet, there's no planet B, and I really
00:34think that we should protect our country with all that we can, so we can, like, try to live here
00:42longer, and, like, we don't want to trash our planet, do we? France also faced unusually hot weather on
00:50Monday and over the weekend. In Paris's suburbs, 10 runners had to be taken to hospital in critical
00:57condition after a race, according to authorities, as temperatures hit 31.9 degrees. Meanwhile,
01:04parts of Brittany recorded temperatures as high as 34 degrees and are under a so-called
01:10yellow heatwave alert, the first one since 2004, a Meteo France spokeswoman said.
01:17Scientists say that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming and that these
01:22heatwaves are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense.
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