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A woman protects herself with an umbrella to the sun during a hot summer day in Pamplona, northern Spain.

Video. Heat dome vs heatwave: What’s behind Europe’s blistering temperatures?

Updated: 25/05/2026 - 16:27 GMT+2

“What we used to call a July phenomenon is now arriving in mid-May", according to one weather forecaster.

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