Crushing heatwave setting records in the Middle East

An exceptionally hot air mass is breaking maximum temperature records in the Middle East this week, with the hottest weather yet to come for some areas.

EU Offers Further Support for Sweden in Fighting Wildfires

The European Commission is coordinating further EU member-states' assistance to help Sweden battle vast forest fires across the country, the Commission said in a press release.

At least 14 dead in Tokyo as heatwave grips Japan

More than a dozen people have died in Tokyo as Japan struggles to cope in record-breaking heat.

Sweden struggles to contain wildfires as heatwave continues

Dozens of forest wildfires are raging across Sweden, prompting the country to ask for emergency EU help to fight the blazes, which broke out during an extreme heatwave in the region.

Death Toll in Quebec's Killer Heat Wave Rises to 50 - Reports

At least 50 people died in Canada’s province of Quebec from conditions complicated by extreme heat, media reported on Friday.

At least 19 people die in Canada heatwave

A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, according to health officials.

Australian gov't commits 379 million USD to save iconic Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government has allocated 500 million Australian dollars (379 million US dollars) to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced here on Sunday.

Australia measures another heatwave

Not for the first time this summer, it has got hot in southeastern Australia.

Toronto heat breaks century old record

After two weeks of temperatures above 25C every day, Toronto, the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, has cooled down to below average temperatures. Last weekend was positively blistering, both days above 33C and Toronto Public Health authority issued its only ‘extreme heat alert’ this year.

Two teenagers among five dead in storms in Poland

Five people, including two Girl Guides, have died in freak accidents as violent storms hit Poland amid a heatwave.

Spring temperatures soar across Europe

Spring weather was slow to get started across parts of mainland Europe this year, with a late blast of cold air and snow to many countries in the continent's eastern parts and throughout the Alpine regions.

Intense heat grips eastern Australia

Eastern Australia is in the grip of an intense heatwave which has seen temperature records broken in many parts. Daytime highs have soared into the mid-40s Celsius in parts, leading to fire bans across the country's southeast.

49 degrees C : Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Phoenix Area

The heat is on for Father's Day in the southwestern U.S., and it is just plain dangerous.

600,000 people have died due to weather-related disasters

A new UN-backed report found that in the past 20 years, more than 600,000 people have died as a result of weather-related disasters, and 90 percent of major disasters have been caused by nearly 6,500 recorded floods, storms, heatwaves, droughts and other weather-related events.

Heat wave engulfs Sydney

The Australian city experiences its third consecutive day of extreme temperatures being attributed to El Niño.
It was a close-run thing, but Sydney has just missed out on recording its hottest November day on record.

On Friday afternoon, the mercury peaked at 40.9C in central Sydney, just 0.9C shy of the all-time high of 41.8C set in 1982.

South African government warns of worsening drought

The South African government on Friday warned of a worsening drought whose severity is impacting negatively on the country in both social and economic terms.

Jordan in full gear to face unprecedented heat wave

Jordan said Monday that it was taking all necessary measures to face the unprecedented heat wave which caused power cuts countrywide and the closure of several major highways.

Η πρωτοφανής ζέστη στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία έχει προκαλέσει το θάνατο 760 ανθρώπων / Heatwave deaths: 760 lives claimed by hot weather as high temperatures continue

Φωτογραφία: EPA

Η πρωτοφανής ζέστη, που επικρατεί σε σημαντικό μέρος της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας, έχει προκαλέσει στο θάνατο 760 ατόμων, μεταδίδει το BBC.

Τις τελευταίες 6 ημέρες η θερμοκρασία του αέρα διατηρείται πάνω από τους 30 βαθμούς Κελσίου. 

Οι Βρετανοί, που έχουν συνηθίσει το ψυχρό και βροχερό καλοκαίρι, με δυσκολία αντέχουν τη ζέστη. 

Ας σημειωθεί ότι πολλοί από αυτούς δεν παίρνουν μέτρα προστασίας από τον καύσωνα, πράγμα που επηρεάζει αρνητικά την υγεία, επισημαίνουν οι επιστήμονες.