WHAT'S BEHIND THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES?
There's never one single factor that explains hot weather around the world.
The BBC's science editor David Shukman says: "What is striking now is that multiple heatwaves are happening at the same time."
"The key is the jet stream. This year it's been meandering in great loops and the UK has ended up to the south of it. Add to that sea temperatures similar to previous heatwaves and climate change, the warming of the atmosphere - it all makes heatwaves more likely.
"Climate scientists are not saying we will get heatwaves every year. But they do say the risks of extreme heat are going up."
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