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China records its highest ever temperature of 52.2°C

Concerns are mounting of a possible repeat of last year's drought.

Green News

Heatwave forces French nuclear power plants to limit energy output

The high temperature warning has come early this year but will affect fewer nuclear power plants.

Green News

Tomatoes now cost more than petrol in India

Extreme heatwaves and flooding have caused price of tomatoes to soar by 400% in India, with crops requiring 'bodyguards'.

World News

US: State of emergency declared in Vermont as flash floods wreak havoc

Officials say the flooding has already caused tens of millions of dollars in damage, and many fear that water could pour over a dam on the Winooski River that flows through the state's capital, Montpelier.

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Climate

First week of July was the 'hottest on record,' WMO confirms

The WMO statement follows several scorching days which saw global temperature records soar.

World News

Europeans seek shade as heatwave grips much of the continent

Temperatures sizzle across France, Spain, Italy, Poland and Germany amid what experts are calling an intense and prolonged period of heat

Climate

Earth suffers hottest week on record

The latest numbers help prove "that climate change is out of control," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Climate

Earth sees hottest temperatures on record for third day in a row

Wednesday became the third straight day the world registered a record-breaking high.

Travel News

Schiphol Airport: Hundreds of flights cancelled as Storm Poly hits

A powerful summer storm has hit the Netherlands Schipol Airport killing two people and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Destinations

Italy, Greece, Spain: How to beat the heat in top holiday spots

How hot is it in popular holiday spots and how can you beat the heat?

Green News

France not ready for ‘serious impacts' of climate change, report warns

While greenhouse gas emissions have declined, experts say efforts are still ‘insufficient’ to reach 2030 targets.

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Germany follows France in launching campaign against heatwave deaths

The country's health minister said the French example was a 'good model' for what can be done to lessen the health risks.

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Heatwave Yago: Here's why Seville is naming its extreme heat events

The first-of-its-kind initiative predicts that the heatwave could be more intense than Heatwave Zoe was last summer.

Climate

Extreme heat 'disproportionately' impacts people with disabilities

People with disabilities faced the risk of death, physical, social, and mental health distress due to extreme heat according to Human Rights Watch.

Climate

Spanish strawberry farming will 'devastate' wetlands, warn scientists

In March, the regional government passed a bill legalising the informal land occupation for intenstive irrigated strawberry farming.

Travel News

Orange alert: Italy issues heatwave warning for 14 cities

Vulnerable travellers should follow heat advice in these 14 Italian cities.

Climate

'Extreme' marine heatwaves off UK and Ireland

Meteorologists are monitoring what they believe to be record-breaking marine heatwaves off northeast England and northwest Ireland.

Climate

A submerged church has been revealed by Mexico's deadly heatwave

This colonial-era church submerged in a reservoir in Mexico has been exposed due to drought and high temperatures.

Climate

Toxic dust and earth like ash: Lithuania’s extreme weather

"I really hope this drought is a wake-up call," one meteorologist tells Euronews Green.

Green News

Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average

Heat extremes are likely to become more frequent and more intense across the region, a WMO report warns.