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Paris Olympics: Athletes' patience running short amid 'crazy' heat

Organisers insisted they would not put air conditioning in the Olympic Village, as athletes grow increasingly frustrated at the severe weather conditions in the French capital.

Earth News

No air con in the Olympic village: Are the Games ready for a heatwave?

There are fears Paris could be a repeat of the Tokyo Games when many athletes suffered in the heat.

Europe News

Swathes of southern Europe bake as temperatures soar

Weather forecasters say a large mass of hot air is travelling across the Mediterranean from North Africa.

Europe News

Italy under extreme heat warnings

As Europe faces extreme weather, four people have died in the past two days in parts of Italy due to the severe heat, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius in Rome.

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Prague zoo's icy solution for summer heat

The Prague Zoo used ten tons of ice to cool animals and visitors on a warm day.

Earth News

Mexico’s heatwave is causing Howler monkeys to fall dead from trees

Experts expect a ‘lot of casualties’ for the ecosystem if temperature peaks continue.

Earth News

Past 12 months exceeded critical 1.5°C threshold for first time

The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.

8 February 2024

Earth News

2023 was hottest year on record with temperatures close to 1.5°C limit

2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, according to data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, with temperatures likely exceeding those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.

Climate

Beer, dogs and TV: The strange side effects of extreme heat

Across Europe, unseasonably warm temperatures could mean altering the pattern of the school year.

22 October 2023

Economy

Cost of living and hot weather cause retail sales to fall in UK

The cost of living crisis keeps on curtailing consumers’ ability to spend on non-essential items. This autumn’s exceptionally hot weather also deterred people from buying winter clothes.

20 October 2023

Earth News

Surprising ways to survive a heatwave, from mint tea to aubergine hats

There are dozens of ways to cope with Europe’s increasingly frequent heatwaves, without bringing air con into the picture.

Earth News

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth

People are being exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has warned.

Tech News

Electronic 'noses' help sniff out forest fires in Germany

The sensors can detect the gases emitted during the earliest, phase of a fire, allowing a more efficient and faster intervention.

Climate

Could Paris be too hot for the Olympics next summer?

France has escaped the worst of the searing heat this summer but organisers are remaining "very vigilant" about temperature forecasts.

Earth News

Which European countries are not prepared to cope with hot days?

Researchers say buildings in places like Northern Europe "act like greenhouses" and aren't designed to cope with hot days.

Climate

Swiss citizens vote yes to ‘essential’ new climate law

A majority of voters in Switzerland rejected the opposition's framing of the Climate and Innovation Act as an ‘electricity sinkhole’.

Earth News

Parisians have the highest risk of heat-related death in Europe

People in the French capital are more likely to die from high temperatures than those in 854 other urban areas across Europe.

Climate

The deadly human cost of Europe’s ‘apocalyptic’ heatwave

Extreme heat in Europe is causing thousands of deaths and making pre-existing health conditions worse.

World News

'Treat this heatwave like a storm,' says Euronews' Jeremy Wilks

Red temperature warnings have been issued in Spain and the United Kingdom.

World News

Wildfires rage across France, Portugal and Spain amid heatwave

Authorities in Croatia and Turkey have also had to evacuate citizens amid forest fires and scorching temperatures.