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Why are heatwaves so dangerous? This is what happens to your body

As global temperatures rise, countries are seeing an increase in heat-related deaths. Euronews Health spoke to an expert to learn how to avoid being put at risk.

Climate

Hottest June adds to 13-month streak of record-breaking temperatures

It also marked the third month in a row that Earth has exceeded the 1.5C limit set by the Paris Agreement.

Europe News

Heatwave expected in Italy this weekend with 40°C temperatures

After a recent spell of bad weather, the sun is returning and temperatures will spike, with a change of up to 15 degrees in some areas.

Earth News

Could a heatwave make the Paris Olympics deadly for athletes?

Paris’s population is the most at risk of dying from heatwaves of any capital in Europe.

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Climate

Heatwave in parts of southern Europe is '10C above seasonal average'

Italy is set to see temperatures of 42-44C this week.

Climate

Hottest May adds to 12 month streak of record breaking temperatures

A UN agency predicts a strong likelihood of La Nina conditions following the current El Nino event starting this summer.

Earth News

Temperatures in Delhi soar to nearly 50C amid brutal heatwave

The intense heat has come with warnings about heatstroke and water rationing in some areas.

Earth News

Why has a street in Madrid been covered in mango-scented tarmac?

Residents questioned why the city council didn’t just plant real fruit trees, given they also cool cities down in summer.

Climate

'Crazy' ocean heat is killing coral reefs like never before

'This wouldn't be happening without climate change', said the head of the United States' Coral Reef Watch Program

Nature

Venezuela’s last glacier has disappeared due to climate change

Rising temperatures have made this country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers.

Climate

Hottest April adds to 11 month streak of record-breaking temperatures

In Europe, it was the second warmest April on record.

Climate

Where in Europe will lose the most ‘outdoor days’ to climate change?

Researchers at MIT have developed an innovative new way to measure real-life impact of global warming.

Climate

Climate change will cut incomes by a fifth by 2050, scientists say

In Europe, southern countries like Spain and Italy will bear the brunt of declining incomes, while Arctic-adjacent nations could benefit.

Earth News

March breaks temperature record for 10th month in a row

The sequence of air and ocean heat records ‘toppling’ continues, as climate scientists calls for rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions

Climate

Have recent rains helped with Spain’s ongoing severe drought?

Despite recent rains topping up reservoirs, an unusually warm winter has made water shortages worse and drought is a consequence of a bigger problem.

Climate

UN sounds red alert after ‘chart-busting’ 2023 climate records

The latest State of the Global Climate report shows a planet on the brink, warns UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Climate

Snowless winter forces Europe’s ski resorts to turn to summer sports

An EU project is now investigating how lift operators can best respond to climate change.

Earth News

Lake Geneva threatened by record water temperatures

Scientists are worried as crucial oxygen mixing in the lake has stalled.

Climate

El Niño likely to keep driving up temperatures until May, WMO says

This year’s El Niño is fifth strongest on record.

Climate

Here’s how we can still limit global heating to 1.5C

The window to keep the Paris Agreement limit alive is 'shrinking' but it isn't closed yet.