The El Niño phenomenon is fueling record-breaking heatwaves sweeping across Europe.

The cause of this heatwave is a high-pressure dome over continental Europe, where descending air compresses towards the ground, leading to rising temperatures. William Henneberg, a meteorologist at Commodity Weather Group, stated that the developing strong El Niño phenomenon and the cold-water mass in the North Atlantic have further reinforced this pattern, which helps to form jet stream dips over the ocean and pushes the high-pressure system towards Europe. "This situation is very rare," he added, noting that this weather pattern may persist and lead to above-normal temperatures before early July. Expand