Extreme heat and wildfires surge across southern Europe as temperatures break records

A punishing heat wave swept across southern Europe this weekend, forcing evacuations in Greece and pushing several countries into emergency wildfire alerts as temperatures soared past 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Giada Zampano reports for The Associated Press. …

Extreme heat scorches southern Europe as wildfire warnings intensify

Scorching heat waves have engulfed southern Europe, driving temperatures beyond 104 degrees Fahrenheit across Italy, Spain, and Greece, while regional authorities have issued urgent wildfire risk warnings, according to CNN. Climate specialists connect the …

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A powerful heatwave has been gripping large parts of southern Europe and North Africa, pushing air temperatures beyond seasonal norms and triggering widespread health and wildfire alerts. Among the hardest-hit countries are Spain, France, Italy, Greece, …

“Unprecedented” heatwave in southern Europe

In addition to hail in some places, in Portugal, Sunday's heat led to the formation of a rare phenomenon of "rolling clouds", which accumulated in certain stretches of the coast. Images shared on social media show a huge horizontal cloud …

Forest fires break out as heatwave grips southern Europe

Update on the extreme temperatures in Southern Europe

Cathal Nolan, Meteorologist and founder of the Irish Weather Channel // Cliodna O'Flynn, Journalist in Tenerife // Brian O’Connell, RTÉ reporter live from Portugal // Chris Bockman, reporter based in Toulouse

France shuts schools, Italy limits outdoor work as sweltering heatwave grips Europe

Open this photo in gallery:People use an umbrella to shelter from the sun near the Louvre Pyramid. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, heating up at twice the global average, according to the EU.KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images …

Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality

“It’s no longer a question of if we will have a heatwave, but how many are we going to experience this year and how long will they last,” said Marisol Yglesias Gonzalez, technical officer for climate change and health at the WHO in Bonn. As for how many …

'I couldn't step outside': Irish tourists swelter as 'heat dome' blankets southern Europe

High temperatures are forecast for Tuesday. UK Met Office UK Met Office EXTREME HEAT ACROSS southern European countries will continue today, with red alerts issued for cities across the region due to dangerously high temperatures. A ‘heat dome’ – an …

Roundup: Record heat grips southern Europe

PARIS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Southern Europe is facing a wave of extreme weather, with record-setting temperatures across land and sea, according to national meteorological agencies and the European Copernicus program. On Sunday, the Mediterranean Sea …