Western Europe heatwave breaks May records, kills seven (opens in new tab)

An unusually early heatwave across Western Europe broke May temperature records in the United Kingdom and France this week, with Britain recording 35.1 C at London’s Kew Gardens on Tuesday after setting a 34.8 C mark there a day earlier. French authorities linked seven deaths directly or indirectly to the heat, while several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people sought relief in water. Météo-France said a heat dome, in which high pressure traps heat in place, pushed temperat...