Western Europe shatters May heat records as global warmth intensifies

A historic late‑spring heat wave sent Western Europe above 95°F in places like London and Paris, pushing all‑time May records and triggering heat‑related deaths in France, while similarly extreme warmth appeared across the Northern Hemisphere with record warm nights and daytime highs. Scientists say manmade climate change has raised the odds of such events, and a strong El Niño could drive global temperatures even higher later this year.