Deaths and thousands without power in European heatwave

Western Europe is ⁠in the grip of a deadly, record-setting heatwave that has killed dozens of people, closed schools, slowed trains, knocked out electricity and forced farmers to harvest grain at night.

Europe braces for another summer of extreme heat after record-breaking spring

Europe is likely to face another summer of extreme heat, forecasters warned, after record-breaking spring temperatures across parts of the continent and signs of strengthening climate patterns linked to hotter weather.

Emissions from fires across Europe highest in 23 years

Blazes across Europe this summer, especially in the Iberian peninsula, caused the continent's largest recorded wildfire carbon emissions in nearly a quarter-century, the EU climate monitor Copernicus has said.

Europe engulfed in flames

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Greece, Spain: Heatwave warning for tourist hotspots amid highs of 40C

Tourist hotspots around Europe are facing the first major heatwave of the summer with extreme temperature warnings in place in Spain, while Greece has seen highs in excess of 40C with authorities advising people to stay indoors.

Climate Change Doubles Chance of Floods Like Those in Central Europe, Report Says

Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur, a report said on Wednesday, as its scientific authors urged policymakers to act to stop global warming.

Storm Boris in Central Europe: floods, deaths and evacuations

A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria and one person has drowned in Poland, as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

Heatwaves, Wildfires Grip World As Extreme Weather Persists, Nearly all major Italian cities on red heat alert

Swathes of Europe, Asia, and the Americas are experiencing extreme weather conditions, including scorching heatwaves and wildfires, prompting health warnings and raising concerns about climate change.

China's lunar probe to carry payloads from European, French space agencies

China's next lunar probe Chang'e-6 will carry payloads from the European and French space agencies, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp revealed on Tuesday.

After 2022’s devastating heat waves and wildfires, scientists warn of even hotter year

 

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WHO: At Least 15,000 Killed by Heat Wave in Europe in 2022

At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries.

Europe Temperature Rise More Than Twice Global Average: UN

Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday.

2022 Europe's Hottest Summer on Record: EU Monitor - Tasnim News Agency

The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent baking in record-shattering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.

Death toll from 'hellish' European storms climbs to 14, most from falling trees

 

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 1. Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds have left at least 14dead across France, Italy and Austria as 'hellish' storms ripped across the continent.

Europe's drought could be the worst in 500 years. Water levels are low, farmland parched

 

1. Europe's drought could be the worst in 500 years, warns researcher:

Floods in China, Fires in Europe: Extreme Weather Events to happen more often

   

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Up to 49 degrees: Heat wave hits Europe and Asia, 48 degrees in Italy

 

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 1. 45 degrees in Europe and up to 49 degrees in Asia. The #thermometers  do not stop rising in the north of the planet, with temperatures  that break records  and cause more than one inconvenience.

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2. Temperatures soar across China  & Japan  - heatwave  prompts power crunch warning.

Japan has been reeling under the worst heat wave that the country has seen since 1875. Hundreds of people were treated for heat strokes as the temperatures in Tokyo broke nearly 150 year records for the month of June. Meanwhile, China has also issued a yello walert  for high temperatures and heat waves in various parts of the country.  [WION]
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3. Italy suffers extreme temperatures with 22 cities on red alert

 Experts warned that in the coming hours temperatures in southern Italy  could reach 48 degrees Celsius, while in 22 cities including this capital will be declared red alert  for the heat wave.

The African #anticyclone  Charon, largely responsible for the heat wave, will continue to punish this European nation for at least another ten days, according to reports bymeteorologists published on the specialized site 3BMeteo and reported by the television station Sky TG24.

Europe heatwave: Outdoor events banned in parts of France - BBC News

Outdoor public events have been banned in an area of France as a record breaking heatwave sweeps across Europe.

Russia continues to slash gas supply to Europe - China.org.cn

Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday that it will shut down another turbine engine on the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, thus significantly reducing the amount of gas delivery to Europe.

Storm Eunice batters Europe killing at least 8 people

 

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 An Atlantic storm has battered Northwestern Europe with record winds of up to 196km (122 miles) per hour, killing at least eight people, knocking out power for tens of thousands, and shredding the roof of London’s O2 Arena.