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.
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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
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
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
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
Thunderstorms could hit parts of England over the weekend, along with high temperatures that have prompted a yellow heat-health alert.
Storms could cause disruption - including to the Wimbledon tennis tournament - while the Met Office has predicted temperatures of 27-30C across the country.more
The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with skin cancer has hit a record high with a sharp rise among over-55s. Melanoma cases across all age groups have reached 17,500 a year in the UK, the highest since records began, according to Cancer Research UK.more
Canada's meteorologists are issuing alerts for heat and high humidity, and Emergency Minister Bill Blair has warned that this year could be Canada's worst ever year for forest fires. Currently, there are 638 forest fires in Canada, of which 339 are considered uncontrollable.more
A wave of particularly severe heat is coming over almost all of Italy with temperatures reaching 45 degrees C. This will be the result of a new and powerful so-called African anticyclone, which will hit with full force in the coming days, meteorologists predict. The anticyclone is named after Cerberus, a three-headed dog from Greek mythology.more
Monday, July 3, was the hottest day in the world; For the first time, the global average temperature exceeded 17 degrees C, according to US researchers from the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). The previous heat record was 16.92 degrees in August 2016.more
One of the largest airports in Europe, Schiphol in Amsterdam, was closed today from 9:00 to 11:00 in the morning for all arriving flights, the management of the capital's portal informed. The reason was the expected storm.more
The Met Office has announced the exact dates of when a heatwave will land in the country within weeks. Temperatures could rise again from Wednesday, July 12.more
