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Austria

Watch: Snow hits parts of Italy and Austria

At Obertauern, a ski resort in Salzburg, almost 40 centimetres of snow fell with temperatures dropping to two degrees Celsius.

27/08/2018

Greece

Greece's pistachio harvest down by almost a third

Heavy spells of rain in the spring allowed bacteria in the soil and harmful insects flourish.

26/08/2018

World News

Study: Heatwaves, floods to become more severe as 'weather stalls'

Sizzling heatwaves may not be limited to the summer of 2018.

21/08/2018

Climate Now

Climate Update: Europe's second warmest July on record

Europe saw its second warmest July on record.

15/08/2018

France

Watch: Tornadoes spotted off French and Spanish coasts

WATCH: Onlookers capture tornadoes forming off the coasts of Spain and France.

13/08/2018

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Heatwave forces tourists to cool off in Paris' fountains

Parisians and tourists sweltered on Tuesday as temperatures reached 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit) in the French capital.

07/08/2018

United Kingdom

UK likely to see above-average temperatures until October

The UK Met Office has confirmed a new three-month outlook that warns of warmer-than-average temperatures in the coming months, potentially even up until October.

06/08/2018

World News

Watch: Rare hail storm hits Sardinia amid Europe's heatwave

A rare August hail storm in Sardinia, Italy, covered streets and land like snowfall on Thursday,

03/08/2018

World News

Why heatwaves in Europe are becoming the new normal

Scientists are warning that the record-breaking heatwave currently impacting Europe is likely to become the rule rather than the exception as climate change disrupts weather patterns.

03/08/2018

Portugal

Portugal’s Met Office retracts hottest day prediction, blames extreme weather for mistake

Portugal’s Met Office has retracted its prediction that temperatures in the country could reach 50ºC — the hottest ever recorded on mainland Europe — this week, drastically revising the forecast down by 10 degrees.

01/08/2018

Australia

Heatwave deaths to soar dramatically, global study finds

Deaths caused by severe heatwaves will increase dramatically in tropical and subtropical regions, followed closely by Australia, Europe and the United States. From 2031 onwards there could be a 471% increase in fatalities in three Australian cities - Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

01/08/2018

Germany

Germany's farmers urge government to act as heatwave threatens harvest

Farmers are calling on the government to declare a state of emergency as Northern and Eastern regions struggle to cope with the dry spell.

31/07/2018

United Kingdom

Eurotunnel becomes latest victim of European heatwave

The Channel Tunnel rail link has been experiencing long delays since Thursday due to "extreme heat".

27/07/2018

World News

What does the summer heatwave look like across Europe?

Euronews takes a look at how this year's heatwave has affected other European countries.

26/07/2018

World News

How do lizards survive hurricanes? Scientists use leaf blower to find out

Lizards can cling on to objects while faced with wind speeds topping 174kph – and the feat has been captured on a high-speed camera.

26/07/2018

Denmark

These pictures put northern Europe’s heatwave in perspective

Newly-released images from space have highlighted the effects of this month’s heatwave on parts of northern Europe.

25/07/2018

World News

Analysis of extreme global weather

Head of Climate Modelling Laboratory, Department of Sustainability, Gianmaria Sannino says, “A weakening of the jet stream is keeping large portions of hot air, basically anticyclones, stable in the same areas: Japan, Canada, California and of course Northern Europe, Scandinavia and the UK”

24/07/2018

Climate Now

Climate Update: The crazy month of June

June - a month of weather contrasts

15/07/2018

World News

Record downpour kills 200 in Japan

Municipal workers in western Japan struggled on Friday to restore water supplies a week after floods caused by a record downpour killed more than 200 people in the worst such disaster in 36 years.

13/07/2018

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What’s in the air? New apps using Copernicus data to inform increasing population with respiratory diseases

Partner content presented by copernicus

With currently over 100 million people suffering from allergic rhinitis and 70 million from asthma in Europe, it is crucial to warn respiratory disease sufferers in time to enable them to take measures such as preventive medication and evasive actions.

04/07/2018