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Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave

Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave. EU's climate monitor said Thursday that Western Europe this year experienced its hottest month of June on record as an intense heatwave swept across the world's fastest-warming…

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Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave. EU's climate monitor said Thursday that Western Europe this year experienced its hottest month of June on record as an intense heatwave swept across the world's fastest-warming continent. A "heat dome" weather effect – a high-pressure system acting like a lid on a boiling pot – led to all-time and monthly temperature records in several countries.

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Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave.
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