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A severe heat dome has enveloped western Europe, causing unprecedented temperature spikes and triggering code-red alerts across multiple nations. This high-pressure meteorological phenomenon acts like a lid, trapping stagnant hot air and preventing ventilation. Exacerbated by human-induced climate change, the extreme weather is severely disrupting public life, straining infrastructure, and elevating the risk of droughts, while underscoring the urgent global necessity to strictly curb hydrocarbon emissions.
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