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The cooler conditions in the UK are in stark contrast to other parts of Europe and the world, which have endured long heatwaves with temperatures even exceeding 50C (122F) amid increasing concern about the impact of climate change.more

Italy is undergoing its last heatwave hit for the time being, and from Thursday there will be an abrupt drop in temperatures by as much as 10-12 degrees. That was the forecast today - another day of hot weather.more

67 percent of respondents agree with the opinion that "in recent years there has been a noticeable climate warming in Poland", 19 percent of respondents hold the opposite opinion. surveyed, and 14 percent has no opinion on the matter, according to a survey carried out for wPolityce.pl by the Social Changes studio.more

July 2023 will be the hottest month on record. Due to climate change, heat waves in North America and Europe are already 1000 times more likely than they used to be, according to British experts.more

Record high temperatures that hit the UK in 2022 will be the norm in 40 years and will be below average by the end of this century, the Met Office has warned in its annual report released today.more

Sea temperatures around Florida have exceeded 37.8 degrees Celsius for two days in a row, which meteorologists consider a potential world record, the Associated Press reported yesterday.more

It comes as the Met Office prepares to publish its annual report.more

The water in the Mediterranean Sea has reached an unprecedented temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, the Institute of Marine Research in Barcelona (ICM) reported yesterday.more

For the second day in a row, extreme weather has split Italy in half. Severe thunderstorms with hail and hurricane-force winds hit the north today, while 16 cities in the center and south are on the highest level of heat alert.more

Reports have suggested that the UK could be next with "scorching" temperatures reportedly set to return. While most of the UK including Merseyside, have been drenched in torrential downpours after a yellow warning was put in place earlier in the week, this could be about to change. more

A new anticyclone came over Italy today, which will bring temperatures ranging from 45 degrees in Puglia to 48 degrees in Sardinia in the south of the country these days. Meteorologists have dubbed the next heat wave Charon bis.more

Firefighters battled fires throughout the night in Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Euboea and near the town of Ejo in the Peloponnese, as well as in other regions of Greece; further evacuations of the population are being ordered, ERT TV reported this morning. Nearly 2,500 people were evacuated from the island of Corfu alone overnight, the fire department reported.more

A new map reveals just how much heat remains trapped in London boroughs with fewer green spaces. The map, commissioned by climate organisation Friends of the Earth, is the first time the cooling ability of green space and trees in urban areas has been modelled.more

Major roads could be jammed, while the Port of Dover is warning it could take up to two-and-a-half hours to pass through border checks.more

A state of emergency was declared in northern Serbia yesterday due to the consequences of the storm that hit the Balkan region the previous night. In neighboring Croatia, the death toll rose to four. The State Meteorology Office (DHMZ) indicated that the winds in the Zagreb area were the strongest since measurements began.more

There will be no more cool summers like the current ones in your lifetime, and this should not be taken as a joke; it is frightening," warned Peter Kalmus, a climate change scientist at the US space agency NASA. The only way to end the nightmarish heat is to give up fossil fuels, he added.more

Seven departments in France have been placed on a weather alert today due to the ongoing heatwave. The peak of intense heat is expected especially in the Pyrenees-Orientales and Andorra. Meanwhile, Germany's health minister, Karl Lauterbach, said that "churches should be open during the day as places to cool off" and "offer protection in hot weather".more

The chances of the UK getting hot weather have been revealed in the latest forecast update by the Met Office. more

Europe, the US and the Middle East are both struggling to cope with a massive heatwave that has led to fires, health problems and brings with it violent storms and flooding.more

Temperatures are rising across Europe this week, but this is just the beginning of the heat brought on by the anticyclone, or area of high pressure, Cerberus, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported. Temperatures will reach a record 48 degrees Celsius in Sicily and Sardinia. However, the heat wave is not only affecting Europe, but also the United States and China.more

Temperatures above 47 degrees C near the ground have been recorded in recent days in parts of Sicily and Puglia in southern Italy, according to the EU's Copernicus earth observation satellite programme. Severe heat continues in Italy, brought by the African anticyclone, named Cerberus by meteorologists.more

Met Office forecasts are predicting rain for July but when can we expect some warmer weather? Here's the latest on another summer heatwave. more

Nearly 62,000 Europeans died in 2022 due to hot weather. Scientists estimate that last summer was the hottest in Europe this century, according to a report published by the scientific journal Nature Medicine.more

The African anticyclone, dubbed Cerberus, hit Italy with full force, bringing temperatures as high as 40 degrees. On Tuesday, Rome, Rieti, Latina, Frosinone, Florence, Bolzano, Perugia and Turin are on high heat alert.more

Last week was the hottest in the history of measurements in the world, the AFP agency reported, referring to the preliminary calculations of the World Meteorological Organization (WOM).more