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The June heat dome that wasn’t supposed to be possible — and the 3.5°C we’ve already spent

The June heat dome that wasn’t supposed to be possible — and the 3.5°C we’ve already spent

Sep 12, 2026 | Journal

For two weeks in June, a Saharan heat dome sat over Western Europe and broke records that had stood since the Second World War. France hit temperatures it had never seen in June. The UK, on 26 June, recorded its hottest June temperature on record: 36.7°C in Somerset....

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