Why Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent
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France, Spain, Great Britain: In Western Europe, temperatures are reaching new heights, even at night, it's hardly getting cooler. Experts say that the 50-degree limit will eventually be exceeded.
Europe entered at the end of spring under an unusual heat wave for May, with historical temperatures recorded simultaneously in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. Driven by a strong heat dome — a high-pressure system that traps hot air on the continent — the phenomenon raised the thermometers to above-average levels and put authorities on alert for health risks, fires and overload in public services.
A heatwave has gripped western Europe, with France and the United Kingdom setting new May temperature records on Tuesday. The unusually early heatwave is being attributed to a heat dome forming over part of the continent.
A thermal dome and tropical nights at historic levels are hitting Europe, which is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave for the season. According to ERTnews meteorologist, Nikoleta Liakopoulos, the climate crisis is now leading with certainty to stronger, more frequent and earlier heat waves. Europe is warming at a rate almost double the global average, which increases the frequency of extreme phenomena. At the heart of the current heat wave …
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