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- Women in Bordeaux used umbrellas as a sudden heat dome from northern Africa drove temperatures sky-high across western Europe.
- May 2024 was the second-hottest May on record globally, with feels-like temperatures of 35 °C to 40 °C across large parts of Europe.
- An 80 % chance of a strong El Niño developing between June and August could push global temperatures to historic highs by 2027.
