Heatwave

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Turkey Wildfire
Europe swelters under scorching temperatures as regions issue heat alerts
Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heatwave covering much of Europe led authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Spain Heat Wave
Temperatures hit 40C as severe heat reported in Italy, Spain, and Portugal
Severe heat was recorded in Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal before the weekend, with locals and tourists alike taking shelter from the sweltering conditions

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Older Couple Enjoys A Relaxing Day On A Sandy Beach, Sitting In Beach Chairs With Tropical Drinks In Hand
Donal Hickey: Links between climate change, rising temperatures and health in Ireland
Climate change could lead to 1,400 additional deaths annually in Ireland by the end of the 21st century

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

CZECH-ENVIROMENT-DROUGHT
'If you see me, weep': What Ireland's dry spell can learn from history's dry past
When to enjoy a sunny spell and when to worry about prolonged drought...

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Bayesian yacht accident
Climate crisis fuelled storm that sank yacht in Sicily, say experts
Record sea temperatures in the Mediterranean contributed to waterspout that hit Bayesian

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

European heatwave forecast to hit peak as health warnings issued in Spain, Italy, and Greece
European heatwave forecast to hit peak as health warnings issued in Spain, Italy, and Greece
Tourists and residents swelter in heat as temperatures rise to 44C in Spain, with forest fires in Greece and Croatia

Fri, 19 Jul, 2024

The Arenal beach, crowded in the summer, Javea on the Costa Blanca, Spain
Spain heats up under first heatwave of the year as southern Europe swelters
Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year, with temperatures expected to reach 40C in a large swathe of the country on Thursday, while Italy, Greece and other areas of southern Europe also struggled to stay cool.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under heatwave with worst still to come
‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under heatwave with worst still to come
The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning on Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked southern Europe and sent temperatures over 40C (104F), with the worst still to come.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Fire crews tackle California wildfires as US heatwave continues
Fire crews tackle California wildfires as US heatwave continues
A long-running heatwave that has already shattered previous records across the US will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar throughout the week, forecasters said on Sunday.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Long-running heatwave expected to shatter US records
Long-running heatwave expected to shatter US records
Roughly 130 million people in the US are under threat from the weekend into next week from a long-running heat wave that has already broken records with dangerously high temperatures, forecasters said.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Record-breaking heat prolongs misery for millions across US
Record-breaking heat prolongs misery for millions across US
A relentless heatwave continued to bake most of the United States on Friday, with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures and forecasters warning there would likely be little relief throughout the weekend for most areas.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Major power outage hits Balkans amid early summer heatwave
Major power outage hits Balkans amid early summer heatwave
A major power outage has struck much of the Balkans as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to up to 40C.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Cyprus reports second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar
Cyprus reports second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar
A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heatwave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June.

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

Heatwave forces Greek authorities to shut Acropolis in afternoon for second day
Heatwave forces Greek authorities to shut Acropolis in afternoon for second day
Authorities in Greece are closing the Acropolis in Athens for a second afternoon on Thursday as the country swelters in unseasonably high temperatures.

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Doctors treat hundreds of heatstroke victims as Pakistan hit by heatwave
Doctors treat hundreds of heatstroke victims as Pakistan hit by heatwave
Doctors were treating hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heatwave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said.

Thu, 23 May, 2024

Heatwave: Ireland within 1C of all-time September temperature
Heatwave: Ireland within 1C of all-time September temperature
This year is the first time a September heatwave has occurred with a temperature of 28C or more

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Canada wildfire emissions now double the previous record
Canada wildfire emissions now double the previous record
Currently, the total wildfire carbon emissions from Canada are about 290 megatons — with one megaton similar to pollution from 2.3 million barrels of oil

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

Irish woman says hailstones 'the size of tennis balls' pummeled campsite in Italy
Irish woman says hailstones 'the size of tennis balls' pummeled campsite in Italy
Kilkenny woman Donna Dunne said what started as a thunderstorm 'quickly evolved into hailstorm like nothing I've ever seen before'

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Italy's Heatwave May Push Temperatures To A New European Record
Travelling to a heatwave zone with kids? Here's everything you need to know
There are ways to keep your little ones safe from the expected high temperatures

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

Wildfires rage near Athens as Greece hit by second heatwave
Wildfires rage near Athens as Greece hit by second heatwave
Fires continued to burn on three fronts around Athens, gutting homes and farms, with strong gusts of wind advancing the flames over hilly terrain as temperatures approached 40C

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

Thermometer in front of an urban skyline during heatwave
Heatwave brings health warnings as extreme weather grips the globe
An estimated 61,000 people may have died in heatwaves last year in Europe alone.

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

Jana Wargers
Heatwave grips Mediterranean as fires hit Spain, Switzerland and Greece
Several countries in southern Europe are sweating through a new heatwave, amplified by climate change, which is expected to persist for days

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

ITALY-WEATHER-HEATWAVE
Heading on holidays? Here's how to travel safely in extreme heatwaves
Temperatures across Europe are reaching terrifying heights

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

Hot weather in Spain
Gaia Vince: Can we still save the planet for our children? I think we can
It is easy to despair as we leave one geological epoch and enter another. Our situation is dire, but we can address it

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

Jana Wargers
Warnings as heatwave bakes southern Europe
The mercury in Rome hit 35C (95F) just before noon on Monday and was forecast to get close to 40C (104F) in the afternoon

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

Brutal heatwave sizzles Death Valley as global temperatures approach new highs
Brutal heatwave sizzles Death Valley as global temperatures approach new highs
Death Valley is approaching its highest ever temperature as parts of the planet struggle to cope with a record summer heatwave.

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

La Palma Fire Out Of Control
Southern Europe braces for second heatwave in a week
A new anticyclone that pushed into the region from north Africa on Sunday could lift temperatures above the record 48.8C seen in Sicily in August 2021, and follows last week’s Cerberus heatwave

Sun, 16 Jul, 2023

Europe sizzles under Cerberus heatwave – and it is only going to get hotter
Europe sizzles under Cerberus heatwave – and it is only going to get hotter
Fifteen cities in Italy are under heat advisories signalling a high level of risk for older adults, the infirm, infants and other vulnerable people

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023

GREECE-WEATHER-CLIMATE
What is driving Europe's record-breaking 'Cerberus' heatwave and how long will it last?
This may not be the end of Europe's weather woes

Fri, 14 Jul, 2023

Met Éireann: Climate change will bring more extreme weather to Ireland
Met Éireann: Climate change will bring more extreme weather to Ireland
Twenty-three of twenty-five Met Éireann primary weather stations are showing their warmest June on record

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Sea is steaming
Irish Examiner view: Sea is steaming
There is increasing evidence that an “unheard of” marine heatwave in the seas off Ireland and Britain will dramatically impact various species of fish and crustaceans in our waters.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

June — and 2023 — on course for heat records 
June — and 2023 — on course for heat records 
Met Éireann climatologist Paul Moore described June as a 'remarkable month of weather', with absolute drought across the country leading up to the prolonged thunderstorms

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Doctors advise over-60s to stay indoors amid Indian heatwave
Doctors advise over-60s to stay indoors amid Indian heatwave
At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large section of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, prompting doctors to advise over-60s to stay indoors during the daytime.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2023

Indian heatwave alert widened as temperatures soar to 45C
Indian heatwave alert widened as temperatures soar to 45C
Swathes of India from the north west to the south east have been hit by scorching heat, with New Delhi under a severe weather alert.

Mon, 22 May, 2023

'Drier, warmer conditions are definitely on the way for Ireland'
'Drier, warmer conditions are definitely on the way for Ireland'
The world is "hurtling headlong into a catastrophe" after new forecasts said that it is almost certain for new record temperatures to be recorded in the next five years and for temperatures to regularly eclipse the crucial 1. 5C mark by 2027.

Thu, 18 May, 2023

California Wildfires
California wildfire destroys around 100 homes
Around 100 homes and other structures have been destroyed in a Northern California wildfire that put thousands of people under evacuation orders.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

California Wildfires
Thousands flee as wildfire rages through northern California
Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders after a wind-whipped wildfire raged through rural northern California.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

California Heat Wave
Californians urged to conserve power amid brutal heatwave
Californians sweltering in a lengthening heatwave have been asked to reduce air conditioning and cut other electricity use during critical hours over the weekend to prevent stress on the state’s electrical grid that could lead to rolling blackouts.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Days exceeding 39C to be up to 10 times more common in Western Europe by 2100 
Days exceeding 39C to be up to 10 times more common in Western Europe by 2100 
'Record-breaking heat events' of recent summers will become much more common in North America and Europe, researchers found

Sun, 28 Aug, 2022

Irish Water: West Cork facing hosepipe ban if it doesn't rain heavily soon
Irish Water: West Cork facing hosepipe ban if it doesn't rain heavily soon
Tighter water restrictions, including a hosepipe ban, are looming for tens of thousands of people across West Cork unless it rains heavily soon, Irish Water has warned.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2022

Met Éireann issues status yellow temperature and thunderstorm warnings for Sunday
Met Éireann issues status yellow temperature and thunderstorm warnings for Sunday
A status yellow high-temperature warning for all of Ireland will be in place from 3pm this afternoon until 6am on Monday.

Sun, 14 Aug, 2022

New record high temperature for August recorded as 37 water supplies in drought
New record high temperature for August recorded as 37 water supplies in drought
Met Éireann's provisional data shows that the temperature in Oak Park, Co Carlow reached 31.7C this afternoon.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2022

Hungary Heat Photo Gallery
In Pictures: How people in Budapest are keeping cool amidst heatwave
Inflatable swimming pools are the new must-have item around Budapest as residents of Hungary’s sprawling capital struggle to stay cool amid one of the most oppressively hot summers in the country’s history.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

July 2022 third-hottest on record, with extreme heat to become more common 
July 2022 third-hottest on record, with extreme heat to become more common 
Last month was the third-hottest July ever recorded, with record-breaking temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere and dryer than average conditions in much of Europe just a taste of what is to come.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

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