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Europe faces major heatwave, with drought and wildfires

Many countries in the southern and western parts of the continent have already succumbed to exceedingly hot and dry weather, expected to last for about 10 days.

Europe News

Current drought in southern Europe 'could become worst ever'

"The Copernicus emergency management service indicates the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever," Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič warned on Thursday.

Green News

Train in the US derails as a result of 60 C degree heat

Train crashes may become more and more common as climate change heats up the planet.

Green News

Climate change means more mice: Why are rodent populations growing?

Researchers say warming temperatures and milder winters have increased the population of the white-footed mouse, meaning more work for pest control experts.

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Greece

Athens' chief heat officer prepares the city for the climate crisis

Appointed last year, Eleni Myrivili is helping the Greek capital to be prepared for the realities of global warming.

My Europe Series

How Spain should adapt to earlier and more frequent heatwaves

As the country melts in its earliest heatwave in over 40 years, analysts say Spain must adapt to a new reality of earlier heatwaves with longer droughts.

Climate

EU heatwave: Are record-breaking temperatures due to climate change?

Northern Italian regions risk losing up to half their agricultural output due to a drought.

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Fires rage through vast woodlands in northern Spain

Around 1,700 people from 13 villages in Spain were forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires raging across the country, while much of Europe suffered an early heatwave.

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Parts of Europe sizzle in heat wave

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea was bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius on Friday from London to Paris, Madrid and Rome.

Climate

Locals melt as Spain hit with hottest pre-summer heatwave for 20 years

Temperatures could rise to 42 C (108 Fahrenheit) degrees in the Guadiana valley in Extremadura and other parts of southern Spain.

Spain

Spain sweltering amid hottest pre-summer heatwave in at least 20 years

Spain's meteorological office says heatwaves are becoming more frequent.

Green News

Nearly all of Portugal in 'severe drought' after hottest May on record

Portugal's weather service says hot temperatures and low rainfall have left most of the country facing drought.

Spain

Spain endures record heatwave as May to be hottest month in 100 years

As Spain endures unusually high temperatures for the season, scientists warn heatwaves and intense temperatures may be here to stay.

World News

Records broken as high temperatures hit Spain and France

Both countries have seen above average temperatures for May.

Green News

Birds are falling from the sky as severe heatwave scorches India

Health officials in Gujarat have asked animal hospitals to set up special wards for heat stroke.

Green News

Pakistan bridge is swept away in severe flash flooding

Pakistan recorded its hottest April in decades with Jacobabad touching 49C.

Eco-Innovation

Meet Delhi’s guerrilla gardener making rickshaws green

The power of plants is helping keep the heatwave at bay in one of New Delhi's ubiquitous rickshaws.

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New Delhi engulfed in smoke after landfill fire

Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heat wave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions.

Climate

Extreme weather explained: What actually is climate change?

This meteorologist is improving communication of key weather and climate events by explaining them to those not in the scientific community.

Green News

As temperatures rise, so does anxiety, new research finds

Brand new research finds the immediate difference between people’s climate anxiety before and after experiencing the sudden heat wave in Canada last summer.

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