Weather
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…
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…
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…
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…
Heatwave alert for Paris withdrawn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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…