Extreme heat is no longer a rare event — it has become the new normal,” said António Guterres, as a heat dome hovered over ...

Health alerts were issued in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Germany. Even the Netherlands, used to a milder climate, ...

Heatwaves also lead to increased calls to ambulance and emergency services, affect the functioning of hospitals, care homes ...

A punishing heatwave gripped southern Europe on Monday, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings as ...

A punishing heatwave overwhelmed southern Europe on Monday, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings as ...

BRUSSELS - Large parts of Western Europe were in the grip of a severe heatwave on Monday, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain and wildfires breaking out in ...

France recorded its first major forest fires of the season, burning nearly 1,000 acres in the southern Aude region. Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal all issued heat alerts, with Italy placing 21 ...

A Clacton school has urged parents to prepare their children for the heatwave. Sir Martin Frobisher Academy, in Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, has shared advice with parents ahead of soaring temperatures.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service has stated that it has attended 32 fires in the open since an amber heat health alert warning was put in place.

Europe faces record heatwave as schools close, wildfires spread, hospitals report more heatstroke and experts link crisis to climate change.

From heat exhaustion to heat stroke, dehydration to water toxicity, it can be a minefield trying to stay cool. But are these ...

Last year alone there were 1,311 heat-associated deaths across four summer heat episodes - the equivalent of 94 deaths per ...