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An air mass becomes blocked or stable over a region, bring constant hot winds. There was an anti-cyclone that stabilized over Western Europe. This prevented rainfall and brought hot winds for over a week, including during the night.

Scientists accept that global warming is adding extra energy to weather events.

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