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Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been “virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, researchers said Tuesday, as intense temperatures spark health alerts and stoke…

The Greek island of Rhodes is facing an unprecedented wildfire crisis, with authorities evacuating approximately 19,000 people over six days. It marks the largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country’s history, highlighting the…

ROME: Temperatures have reached near all-time highs in Italy and Spain with even higher temperatures predicted in the coming days.The latest heatwave -- the third in Europe this summer -- comes as the continent is hosting a record number of…

<!-- -->Across Europe, exceptionally high summer temperatures led to the worst drought. (File)Paris: France this year experienced the hottest year since records began, the country's national weather service said Wednesday, as global…

<!-- -->Some 129,000 Europeans died from excessive heat in the period between 1980 and 2020, the report said.Copenhagen: If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century,…

The European Union saw 16% more deaths than usual in July as a record-breaking heatwave hit parts of the continent, its highest monthly figure so far this year, official data showed on Friday. The extreme heat in southern Europe had…

While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves. From Barcelona to Tel Aviv, scientists say…

A “monster” wildfire raged for a third day near France’s wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before the weekend. More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing…

‘How to beat the heat?’, ‘15 hacks to stay cool this summer without AC’ — Many UK citizens took to Google for answers and tips to beat the killer heatwave that has caused the temperature to rise to 40 degrees Celsius. Though UK residents…

From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to chart the decline of Switzerland’s glaciers. Normally, he heads down this path…