An intense canola has prevailed in western Europe, contributing to the deterioration of already serious drought. Yesterday afternoon, in French Bordeaux mercury bars showed 41.2 degrees Celsius.more
Official heatwave alerts were issued for 59 départements across France on Monday, including Paris where record high temperatures are forecast this week. Members of the public have been warned to take precautions as temperatures rise.more
Israel has the highest temperature in 70 years, almost 50 degrees Celsius - the Israeli meteorological office said in a communiqué. The daily 'Haarec' wrote: 'Hot as hell'. The fires accompanying the heat forced the evacuation of several hundred people.more
Arctic wildfires, some the size of 100,000 football pitches, emitted as much carbon dioxide (CO2) last month as the country of Sweden does in a whole year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.more
Sixteen Italian cities are on high alert after two elderly men died from heatstroke in what is being touted as one of the most intense heatwaves to hit Italy in recent years. The two men who will go down as the first two Italian victims of the heatwave this year were both in the northern part of the country. Both died this week.more
Average global temperatures were the hottest on record last month, ranging about 0.10°C higher than that of the previous record-holder, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported Tuesday.more
A welcome dip in temperatures came to parts of Europe on Sunday, bringing relief to areas which have roasted through a widespread, deadly heatwave for nearly a week.more
A deadly heatwave that has seen temperature records broken throughout Europe in recent days is "absolutely consistent" with climate change, experts say.more
Angry commuters were stuck the 'unbearable heat' of a crowded train for hours due to signal failures. The disruption at Acton Town station in London couldn't have come at a worse time, with temperatures rising to 33C in the capital testerday.more
Record temperatures in Europe favors fires, raise public health concerns and increase pollution. The canola in much of Europe broke the heat records for June. In the Czech Republic there were 38.9 degrees, in Germany - 38.6. In France - close to 42.more
Wildfires raged on Thursday across nearly 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia and fire fighters said the area affected could increase significantly as a powerful heatwave grips the entire country.more
