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Europe heatwave 2026: France reports 30% rise in deaths as temperatures shatter records
July 04, 2026 1:45 pm
Paris emerged as the worst-affected region, with the number of deaths in the capital rising by 62 per cent week on week, according to Public Health France's weekly report.
Europe must rethink how it will live with heat
July 04, 2026 12:09 am
For millions in the Global South, adapting to heat stress has become a way of life. As extreme heat becomes Europe’s new normal, it must also learn to build resilient societies
Europe heatwave: Eggs frying on roads, railway tracks melting as temperatures cross 40°C
July 01, 2026 11:26 am
Europe's severe heatwave has triggered viral videos of eggs frying on pavements and melting infrastructure
Heatwave news: Why 43°C feels different in Europe than in India
June 30, 2026 11:49 am
Europe's heatwave has sparked debate over why 43°C feels different from the same temperature in India.
India's heatwave, Europe's 40°C crisis: Why that cold beer isn't your best bet
June 28, 2026 3:45 pm
Your summer drink of choice might be making the heat far more dangerous than you think
Why Europe doesn't use air conditioning despite record heatwaves
June 25, 2026 11:40 pm
Western Europe heatwave intensifies across France, Britain, Italy and Spain, causing deaths, transport disruption, power strain and emergency heat alerts across region.
Europe's deadly heatwave: 40 drown in France. Which countries are worst hit and what's causing it?
June 23, 2026 10:29 pm
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu reported 40 drownings in unsupervised waterways since June 18 as people sought relief from the heat by swimming in canals and rivers.
France heatwave kills 18 as temperatures hit record highs across Europe
June 23, 2026 2:40 pm
As schools in France remained shut or ran with modified timetables, weather forecasters in Britain predicted the temperatures could beat records for June this week.
Europe's record heat will end soon. But for the world, why the worst may be yet to come
May 29, 2026 1:35 pm
El Niño, the unusual warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, could be among the strongest ever this year. It could reduce India's monsoon rainfall and increase temperatures.
Extreme heatwave in Europe: Seven dead in France, temperature shatters record in UK
May 26, 2026 11:13 pm
Europe heatwave intensifies as France reports seven deaths and the UK records historic May temperatures during an extreme heat dome event.
UK HEATWAVE PHOTOS
In Pictures | Death in Europe, curbs on Eiffel Tower as 'fastest-warming' continent feels the heat
July 01, 2025 7:12 pm
Alerts are in place across Europe as it grapples with an early summer heatwave that has led temperatures to soar up to 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of the continent's Mediterranean belt.
See how animals are beating the heat and staying cool
August 19, 2022 11:43 pm
As Europe sizzles in the worst-ever heatwave, this is how animals beat the heat with frozen treats
Prague ice bar gives tourists respite from heat wave
July 22, 2022 7:52 pm
The temperature inside, around -7 Celsius (45 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, is so cold that visitors are handed fleece coats and mittens, and visits are limited to under half an hour
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