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.
Scientists say Europe is warming faster than the global average amid human-driven climate change, making such heat waves more frequent and severe.
In Germany, the temperature went beyond 30C (86F) for the first time this year on Saturday, with even warmer weather expected through Wednesday in some parts of the country.Why Europe is already experiencing record-breaking heatwavesTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
High temperatures in the UK
