# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYzT2udlvHx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65884843-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b0598bdce3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-26T12:23:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Across western and central Europe, temperature records have been smashed as the region grapples with an unprecedented late-May heatwave.⁣
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Brought on by a 'heat dome', where the lower atmosphere is essentially trapped and warmed up by a lid of high-pressure air above it, the UK is expected to reach 35℃ later today, while southern Spain could surpass 40℃.⁣
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This heat dome is exactly what India has been experiencing over the past few weeks, where temperatures climbed to almost 50℃, leading to the deaths of 37 people across the country. ⁣
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Experts say these weather patterns are directly related to warming global temperatures caused by climate change.⁣
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#HeatDome #HeatWave #HottestMayOnRecord #UKHeatwave #EuropeHeatwave

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hottestmayonrecord, ukheatwave, europeheatwave, heatwave, heatdome

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