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- Meteorologists say an omega block is trapping hot air and driving the heatwave.
- The heatwave has killed over 40 people as temperatures exceed 40 °C in France and Spain.
- The UK Met Office reports hot, dry weather in the south and east and cooler, wetter conditions in north and west.
- Researchers note climate change has raised temperatures by 1.3 °C, making the heatwave 2-4 °C hotter than it would be without warming.
