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Record temperatures in France and Great Britain, UN climate chief: Climate crisis
2026-05-27 23:47:43 / BOTA
An extreme heat wave has swept across Western Europe, breaking temperature records in France and the UK and raising alarm about the consequences of the climate crisis.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell called the situation "a brutal reminder" of the impacts of climate change, blaming the burning of coal, oil and gas as the main cause of the phenomenon.
According to him, science is clear that climate change caused by human activity is making heat waves increasingly frequent and intense.
Stiell emphasized that protecting lives and economies from extreme temperatures must start with reducing dependence on fossil fuels and transitioning to clean energy.
In the UK, the Met Office recorded a temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius in London's Kew Gardens, breaking the national record for the month of May for the second day in a row.
The temperature surpassed the historic record of 32.8 degrees set in 1922 and equaled in 1944. The intense heat also created difficult conditions on the London Underground, where many citizens faced suffocating temperatures.
France is also experiencing unusually high temperatures for this time of year. The French weather service Météo-France reported that a "heat dome" has trapped hot air over the country, bringing temperatures up to 13 degrees Celsius above the seasonal normal.
Authorities placed an orange alert for high temperatures in 17 departments, including Paris, while dozens of other areas are on yellow alert.
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