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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

World News

Euroviews. The EU nature restoration law is meant to help cities, not hinder them

As European cities continue to heat up faster than the rest of our countries, let the Nature Restoration Law be our unified response and our commitment to a sustainable, resilient future, Linda Voortman writes.

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.

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World News

June was hottest month on record indicating rising global temperatures

Scientists have warned for months that 2023 could see record highs

Climate

Spain is warming up quicker than the global average, Greenpeace warns

For every degree of global warming, Spain’s climate warms by 1.5℃.

Germany

German citizens set up heatwave helpline amid rising temperatures

Some have taken it upon themselves to be able to survive the season and have questioned the government's plans for the summer.

Green News

Will the UK’s July be hotter than its record-breaking June?

Temperatures in the UK look set to hit the high 30°Cs this month as the country prepares for another scorching summer.

Health news

Heatwave in Spain is hitting those with disabilities hardest

Extreme weather in Spain is affecting its citizens with disabilities disproportionately, leaving many to fend for themselves without support.

Green News

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.

Green News

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.

Italy

Heatwaves followed by storms and high winds across Europe

Summer has only just officially started but already heatwaves are sweeping across Europe including Italy, Hungary and Slovenia, leading to high winds and thunderstorms in places.

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.

Green News

India's hospitals overwhelmed as heatwave death toll reaches 170

Officials are investigating the deaths and how many were directly caused by the soaring temperatures.

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.

Green News

Hundreds of birds washed up dead in Mexico. El Niño likely killed them

Hot ocean currents caused by El Niño, not avian flu, were behind the deaths of pelicans, seagulls and other wild birds, tests suggest.

Climate

Fact-check: Are droughts in EU man-made and are airplanes responsible?

Recent droughts in Italy, Spain, and France have sparked a wave of different conspiracy theories. Here's the three most common ones we've debunked.

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