Europe swelters as heatwave conditions serve ‘brutal reminder of climate crisis’

Europe swelters as heatwave conditions serve ‘brutal reminder of climate crisis’

Europe's May heatwave set century records — UK's Kew Gardens hit 35.1°C, 2°C above the previous May peak — with at least seven deaths in France and a heat dome pushing temperatures 10°C above seasonal norms across the continent. The accelerating frequency of extreme heat events makes climate risk a hard operational variable for data center cooling capacity and business continuity planning across European infrastructure.