Climate Change

Five Italian cities put on maximum alert due to the heat

The highest level of warning for high temperatures has been issued Wednesday for five Italian cities: Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin. The alert issued by the health ministry will…

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Heatwave prompts Belgium’s railways to take special measures

As Europe once more is in the grip of another heatwave, Belgium’s railway authorities are taking no chances: the current heatwave has prompted both Infrabel and the SNCB to take…

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Photo Story: Wildfires in Greece

Vehicles drive near wildfire raging at Koutsouria area, near Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. Reports state 26 firefighters, 12 land vehicles, two aircrafts, and 2 water wagons battled the fire. Photo:…

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Huge operation tackles central Portugal wildfires

Hundreds of firefighters have spent the day battling wildfires in a forested, mountainous area of central Portugal. Some houses were affected by the fires but Portugal's Civil Protection did not…

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U.S. heat wave breaks records and makes way to storms

The heat wave, which has blanketed about a third of the population of the United States in recent days, is due to recede on Monday in a burst of thunderstorms…

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North America in the grip of a dangerous heatwave

Extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the United States, with temperatures set to peak over the weekend, meteorologists say. The heatwave could affect about 200 million people…

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Photo Story: ‘Excessive Heat Watch’ has been issued for the Washington

Julissa Hernandez (L) and Kuna Malik Hamad (R) stay cool while practicing their Brazilian dancing under a fountain on the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, DC, USA. An 'Excessive Heat Watch'…

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Record-breaking heatwave set to hit Europe again

A record-breaking heatwave has been forecast for continental Europe next week – less than a month since previous temperature records were broken. Just three weeks after temperatures reached an all-time…

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Dozens evacuated from flooded homes in western Greece

Authorities evacuated dozens of citizens from flooded homes in western Greece on Sunday, a few days after seven people were killed by a violent storm in the north of the…

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Monsoon floods wreck havoc in Nepal and India

Dozens of people have been killed as monsoon floods rip through Nepal and north-eastern India. At least 43 people have lost their lives in Nepal as torrential rains hit the…

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Flood fears in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Barry moves inland

Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana and weakened to a tropical storm on Saturday. The storm, previously a Category 1 hurricane, brought heavy rainfall and flooding to the Gulf…

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UPDATED: Two children among tourists killed in storms in Greece

Six foreign nationals, including two children, and one person who so far has not been identified, were killed and more than 100 other people injured after gale-force winds, rain and…

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Beachgoers rush to the sea as Catania coast catches fire

A large fire broke out on the coast of Plaia di Catania on Wednesday prompting many beachgoers to rush into the sea. One beach establishment was badly damaged and others…

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Hailstorm in Italy leaves 18 injured

Eighteen people including a pregnant woman were hurt by hailstones as big as oranges in Pescara in Abruzzo on Wednesday. The victims were taken to local hospital for medical attention.…

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Bad weather alert in Italy

A bad weather alert has been issued for rain and storms in seven Italian regions - Lombardy, Trentino, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Piedmont and Tuscany. The weather will get worse…

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Floods cause havoc in East Siberia

Russia officials said that more than 400 people have been taken to hospitals following heavy floods in East Siberia’s Irkutsk Region. According to Pavel Baryshev, Russia’s Deputy Minister for Civil…

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Wildfires cause evacuation of villages on Greek island

Four villages were evacuated on the Greek island of Evia after two new brush fires have broken out. The new wildfires came several hours after a major blaze led…

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Superfires expected to worsen in Europe

The international conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned of the risks from new faster-spreading “superfires” in the wake of heatwaves and droughts that have been afflicting Europe in what…

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Heatwave…in Alaska

The state of Alaska in the United States more commonly associated with cold weather is currently passing through a heatwave. Weather forecasters says it’s only getting hotter over the…

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Heat stress spike predicted to cost global economy $2,400 billion a year

An increase in heat stress at work linked to climate change is set to have a massive impact on global productivity and economic losses, notably in agriculture and construction, UN…

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Photo Story: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico’s Guadalajara

A man walks as hail covers the streets in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 30 June 2019. A storm left a large around 1.5 metres of hail in the streets and according…

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Heatwave alert for Paris withdrawn

Paris authorities on Monday morning announced that they had removed the amber-level heatwave alert that had been declared for the French capital since June 23. Paris had been spared…

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Wildfires spread to France after temperatures hit 45.9C

Hundreds of firefighters and 10 aircraft have been battling to contain wildfires in southern France after a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures of 45.9C. Spain is also in a similar…

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UPDATED: France registers record temperatures as death recorded in the UK, Italy, and Spain

As a heat wave continues to scorch parts of Western Europe, a wildfire has broken out in northeastern Spain and France measured its highest-ever June temperature. The heat is expected…

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Heatwave to persist in Spain, France and the worst is yet to come

The current heatwave has kept a firm hold across France and Spain while Wednesday was one for the record books across Europe with daily, June and all-time temperature records…

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Photo Story: Record heatwave grips most of Europe

A child plays at a water fountain in Duisburg, Germany, 26 June 2019. According to metereologists, temperatures are expected to rise to over 35 degrees nationwide and close to 40…

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Italian Health Ministry issues heat alert for 6 cities, for 16 on Friday

The Italian health ministry has issued a heat alert for six Italian cities for Thursday and for 16 on Friday. The red alert indicates the maximum risk level for all…

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Photo Story: The Heat is On

A man rides his bicycle under the water jet of a sprinkler system in Berlin, Germany. According to forecast, the temperatures should rise to almost 40 degrees Celsius in the coming…

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Europe on alert for potentially dangerous heatwave in the coming days

Health authorities in many Western European nations are bracing themselves for what could be one long hot summer and as a potentially record-breaking heatwave is forecast to grip much…

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UPDATED: Foreign office minister suspended after assaulting protester

Mark Field, a foreign office minister and Conservative Party frontbencher, was suspended from office after he was filmed forcefully grabbing a climate change protester, who was in a group…

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The changing climate threatening Spain’s tourism industry

Though one might assume that hotter weather favours the tourism industry in certain countries, experts warned that such a situation is causing more harm than good to the Spanish tourism…

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Parts of the UK see 1,000 lightning strikes in hour

Parts of the UK, mainly in the South East, were hit by torrential rain and thunderstorms. Some areas reported seeing 1,000 lightning strikes in the space of an hour.…

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Flooding and devastation in many parts of Europe after severe storms

Many parts of western Europe in the last days were hit by several severe storms that caused devastation and flooding. Weather conditions that even caused some fatalities. A storm on…

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Death toll rises in Indian heat wave

As temperatures have soared above 50 degrees Celsius in India, there have been at least 36 deaths as a result of this year's heat wave. The temperature in Churu in…

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UK warned rainy days ahead, possibility of a month’s rainfall in a single day

Sky News reports that some parts of the UK could see a month's worth of rainfall in a single day, forecasters have warned. The Met Office has issued four yellow…

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Floods in Poland

Torrential rain flooded streets and car parks in Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland. A number of drivers found themselves stranded as their cars stalled in floodwaters. The flash floods rose…

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Western France braces for 130km/h winds

Storm Miguel started moving in on western France Friday morning with winds expected to reach 130km/h. A total of 8 departments - Charente-Maritime, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée and…

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Severe storms continue to pummel the Netherlands and Belgium

The Netherlands suffered a second night of severe storms that brought down trees and disrupted traffic as strong winds and heavy rain battered most of the country. The KNMI weather…

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Meteorologists predict Europe heading to one long hot summer, unstable weather predicted for Italy

Summer has hardly started in Europe that countries like Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain are already experiencing temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. According to Accuweather's 2019 summer forecast, heat…

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Ireland declares ‘climate emergency’

Ireland has become the second country in the world to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. It happened after the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) report on Climate Action was accepted by…

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg meets Pope Francis

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday met Pope Francis at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square. Thunberg shook hands and briefly spoke to…

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Photostory: Students take to the streets of London demanding action on climate change

Hundreds of students on Friday took to the streets of London as part of an international youth campaign demanding action on climate change. Organisers behind the Youth Strike 4 Climate…

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Heatwave across Europe

Euronews: The continent is currently experiencing record-breaking temperatures, with May being the warmest in more than a century. It's turning out to be a summer to remember for most of the…

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