Sizzles

• A severe heat wave shifted from Western Europe to central and eastern regions on Saturday, causing temperatures to soar across the continent. • Record-breaking highs were specifically reported in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Denmark. • This weather pattern represents a significant escalation in extreme heat events affecting multiple European nations simultaneously.

• Western Europe is experiencing an unseasonal record-breaking heatwave caused by a "heat dome," resulting in at least seven deaths in France. • Spain's meteorological agency, Aemet, forecasts temperatures between 36C and 38C later this week, while Italy's Lazio region has restricted outdoor work from 12:30 pm to 4 pm to protect laborers. • Scientists attribute the increasing frequency and severity of these extreme weather events, including droughts and floods, to human-driven climate change.

Record heat in North and Central America coincides with egg-sized hailstones in eastern ChinaExtreme weather across several parts of the world this week has brought record-breaking temperatures to Honduras, North America and Indonesia.Honduras smashed its all-time May maximum temperature record earlier this month – only for it to be broken again on 13 May in Choluteca, known as the furnace of Central America. Temperatures climbed to 42.2C (107.9F), surpassing the previous record of 42.1C. With intense heat forecast to persist over the coming weeks, more records are expected to fall. Continue reading...