India, May 26 -- Western Europe remained in the grip of an intense heatwave even as France and the United Kingdom registered their hottest May temperatures on record on Tuesday, with soaring temperatures triggering health alerts, weather warnings and heat-related deaths across parts of the continent.

The unusually hot weather has been driven by a heat dome carrying warm air from northern Africa across western Europe, pushing temperatures to levels more commonly seen at the peak of summer, according to DW.

Scientists have warned that Europe is warming faster than the global average due to human-driven climate change, making heat waves more frequent and intense.

The United Kingdom also saw unprecedented May heat, with the Met Office sayi...