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"Before we started having this exceptional weather this spring, the waters were already in a hotter state," says Dr Berthou.In the North Atlantic, sea surface temperatures have been increasing by around 0.3C per decade over the last 40 years, according to the Met Office.
The long spell of warm, dry weather is expected to break slightly this weekend."The ocean lags behind the atmosphere by at least a few days, so it might be that into next week we might start to see the ocean cooling off," says Dr Jacobs.But she says that this might be just a "temporary dip" as the longer-range forecast suggests the weather will warm up again.
US President Donald Trump is not planning to extend the pause to his sweeping global tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.The president's plan - where countries face between 11% to more than 100% tariffs on goods brought into the US - was announced in April. But the majority of the tariffs were paused by Trump for 90 days in the wake of stock market volatility.
Speaking with Fox News, Lutnick said he expects the President to stand firm when that 90 day pause expires at the start of July.
A key trade deal would be with China, who US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said has "not been a reliable partner" and claimed it was holding back products in the global supply chain."I have always asked 'why her? why my sister?'" her brother Colyn says.
"And it's something that you sort of battle with. And I'm still battling with it, a little bit. Well, not a little bit, a lot."Her family believe she would have been in business now, something involving hair and beauty.
"She would probably be an influencer right now," Donna says.William MacAllister, known as Billy, was a 26-year-old professional golfer from Mull. He was heading to the USA for a romantic break with his girlfriend Terri.