Europe Heatwave: Over 1,000 Killed In Spain As Day Temperature Touches 40 Degrees Celsius
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe Heatwave: Over 1,000 Killed In Spain As Day Temperature Touches 40 Degrees Celsius

ABP News  

With heatwave conditions aggravating in Europe, Spain’s health ministry reported 1,047 deaths this year as temperatures soared to touch 40 degrees celsius in many parts of the country over the past 10 days, reported news agency ANI. The maximum temperature has surpassed record levels in several countries including UK that recorded over 40 degrees celsius. The mercury was way above 40 degrees Celsius and 829 people died of heat-related causes, according to the Carlos III Health Institute. On Wednesday, the UK Met Office registered 40.2 degrees Celsius at Heathrow Airport, the country's highest-ever temperature on record.

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Europe faces three-fold increase in heat deaths by end of century
4 months ago

Europe faces three-fold increase in heat deaths by end of century

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Our study looks at more than 1,000 regions across 30 countries, enabling the identification of hotspots where people will …

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says
4 months, 1 week ago

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says

The Hindu  

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health published on Monday. As climate change continues to increase temperatures, Europeans live in the world’s fastest-warming continent, facing growing health risks stemming from intense heat. The 2023 …

European heatwave killed over 47,000 people in 2023, more women than men
4 months, 1 week ago

European heatwave killed over 47,000 people in 2023, more women than men

The Independent  

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UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records

Associated Press  

After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday …

World’s hottest day recorded on July 21 as heatwaves scorch planet
4 months, 4 weeks ago

World’s hottest day recorded on July 21 as heatwaves scorch planet

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European …

Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters
5 months ago

Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celcius in a large swathe of the country on Thursday, while Italy, Greece and other areas of southern Europe also struggled to stay cool. Weather forecasters said a large mass of hot air travelling across the Mediterranean from northern Africa …

‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F

Associated Press  

ROME — The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked southern Europe and the Balkans and sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, with the worst still to come. Croatia reported the highest-ever temperatures of the Adriatic Sea, with the thermometer reaching nearly 30 degrees Celsius …

In Frames | The heat is on
1 year, 5 months ago

In Frames | The heat is on

The Hindu  

Wildfires and scorching heat battered Europe and other parts of the world over the week. At 52.2 degrees Celsius, a village in China’s Xinjiang region recorded the hottest mid-July in the country’s history. In the U.S., Death Valley, where the hottest temperature on earth was recorded at 56.7 degrees Celsius in 1913, became a marker for the rest of the …

Planning a foreign trip? Heatwave in these countries will compel you to rethink
1 year, 5 months ago

Planning a foreign trip? Heatwave in these countries will compel you to rethink

Hindustan Times  

As summer intensifies, several countries across the globe are grappling with extreme heatwaves and wildfires. Read | Scorching heat waves prompt health warnings for Europe, US Europe grapples with intense heatwave and fires Southern Europe is battling an unprecedented heatwave during the peak of the summer tourist season. Beijing breaks heat records China's capital Beijing is facing an ongoing blistering …

Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain sweltered under an unrelenting heat wave Wednesday as temperatures started to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe. Spain’s weather service said thermometers could potentially hit 45 C in southeastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula, which are under alert for extreme heat. More than 100 weather stations registered temperatures of …

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates
1 year, 5 months ago

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates

NPR  

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates Enlarge this image toggle caption Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,000 people — most of them women — last summer, according to an estimate published in the journal Nature on Monday. "The fact that …

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year
1 year, 5 months ago

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings of the current study, with over 61,000 estimated heat-related deaths, further support the evidence that heatwaves have …

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds
1 year, 5 months ago

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming. While France had 73 heat-related deaths per million inhabitants last summer, Spain’s rate was 237 and Italy’s was 295, the study found. Not all of the heat-related …

Last summer's deadly heat wave killed 61,000 Europeans: Study
1 year, 5 months ago

Last summer's deadly heat wave killed 61,000 Europeans: Study

Salon  

Last year, Europe had its hottest summer on record. To make their estimates, researchers obtained temperature and mortality data for the period 2015 to 2022 for 823 regions in 35 European countries to estimate heat-related mortality for each region and week of the summer period. "The fact that more than 61,600 people in Europe died of heat stress in the …

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths
1 year, 5 months ago

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths

LA Times  

A member of F Company Scots Guards stands at attention during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London during a heat wave last summer. Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming. But …

Spain: Heat strokes and dehydration deaths soared in summer of 2022, the hottest year on record
1 year, 5 months ago

Spain: Heat strokes and dehydration deaths soared in summer of 2022, the hottest year on record

Associated Press  

MADRID — Deaths in Spain from heat stroke and dehydration in the hottest months of 2022 — the hottest year on record — jumped by 88% compared to the same period in 2021, the National Statistics Institute said Tuesday. The Institute said 122 people died of heat stroke and 233 of dehydration between May and August last year when temperatures …

Europe's 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off’ as…
1 year, 6 months ago

Europe's 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off’ as…

Hindustan Times  

Europe's summer last year was the hottest on record and caused thousands of deaths, a joint report by World Meteorological Organization and European Union scientists confirmed, while warning that such events could become more routine. People cross a bridge over the dry river bed, The report on the state of the climate said Europe was the fastest warming continent on …

Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
1 year, 6 months ago

Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency said Wednesday. Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the Aemet weather agency, said the latest data showed a continuation of the extremely high temperatures the country suffered in 2022, which was the hottest year ever recorded in Spain. “Surface water temperatures …

Britain, France, Spain had their hottest years ever in 2022 as Europe’s climate changes
1 year, 11 months ago

Britain, France, Spain had their hottest years ever in 2022 as Europe’s climate changes

LA Times  

People sit on the sun-parched grass in Greenwich Park in London in July. Britain had its hottest year on record in 2022, official figures show, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather. The U.K.’s Met Office weather agency said Thursday that the provisional annual average temperature in the country was 50 degrees, the highest since comparable data …

UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms
1 year, 11 months ago

UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed Thursday, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather. The Met Office weather agency said the provisional annual average temperature in the U.K. was 10.03 degrees Celsius, the highest since comparable records began in 1884. France’s average temperature was above 14 Celsius in 2022, …

Deaths nearly 20% higher than average during UK’s record heatwave
2 years, 4 months ago

Deaths nearly 20% higher than average during UK’s record heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of deaths registered during the week of record-breaking heatwave in England and Wales …

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely
2 years, 4 months ago

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely

Associated Press  

Human-caused climate change made last week’s deadly heat wave in England and Wales at least 10 times more likely and added a few degrees to how brutally hot it got, a study said. They said Thursday that temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees Celsius warmer in the heat wave than they would have been without climate change, depending on which …

Heatwaves deaths in Spain and Portugal approach 2,000
2 years, 5 months ago

Heatwaves deaths in Spain and Portugal approach 2,000

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 850 have died in Spain due to the high temperatures between 10 July, when temperatures reached 43C …

Climate scientists concerned as UK temperature soars to record 40 degrees Celsius
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate scientists concerned as UK temperature soars to record 40 degrees Celsius

India Today  

The UK has had one of its hottest days on record, with the heat soaring above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time ever on Tuesday. Prof Peter Stott, at the Met Office, said that he is shocked that the UK has recorded more than 40.2 degrees Celsius this year, smashing the previous record set in 2019. Peter Stott’s research …

DC Edit | Europe boils amid climate change
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Europe boils amid climate change

Deccan Chronicle  

A large swathe of Western Europe and the UK, from Greece to Scotland, has just been through an extraordinary time of record temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius. This may be just another grim reminder of what havoc human-induced climate change from global warming can cause, but a wave of wildfires is adding to the woes forcing the evacuation of thousands …

UK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles
2 years, 5 months ago

UK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the U.K.'s national weather forecaster said such highs are now a fact of life in a country ill-prepared for such extremes. As the nation watched with a combination of horror and fascination, Met Office chief scientist Stephen …

UK temperature tops 40C for first time ever breaking record three times in one day
2 years, 5 months ago

UK temperature tops 40C for first time ever breaking record three times in one day

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Temperature records were broken three times in one day in the UK on Tuesday, after …

LIVE: UK records ‘highest ever’ temperature as heatwave scorches country
2 years, 5 months ago

LIVE: UK records ‘highest ever’ temperature as heatwave scorches country

The Independent  

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U.K. has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat
2 years, 5 months ago

U.K. has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat

The Hindu  

Millions of people in Britain woke from the country's warmest-ever night on July 19 and braced for a day when temperatures are forecast to hit 40° Celsius, as a heat wave scorching Europe wallops a country more used to mild weather and rain. The U.K.'s Met Office weather agency said provisional figures showed the temperature remained above 25° C overnight …

Wildfires rage in Spain; France and UK brace for record temperatures as Europe battles intense heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires rage in Spain; France and UK brace for record temperatures as Europe battles intense heatwave

India Today  

Temperatures in some parts of southern Europe began to ease over the weekend but thousands of firefighters across the region still battled to contain hundreds of wildfires and authorities said the risk of further blazes remained extremely high. Spain faced the eighth and last day of a more than week-long heatwave on Monday, which caused more than 510 heat-related deaths, …

‘Britain is melting’: The U.K. records its hottest day ever as a heat wave scorches Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Britain is melting’: The U.K. records its hottest day ever as a heat wave scorches Europe

LA Times  

A person wets her hair in a fountain in London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, which saw record-setting high temperatures in Britain. As the Sun tabloid declared on its front page: “Britain is melting.” The heat wave’s culprit: increasing temperatures from climate change coupled with hot air being pumped north from Africa. The agency issued its first-ever “red alert” this week …

Britain wakes up from warmest-ever night, but no relief in day too
2 years, 5 months ago

Britain wakes up from warmest-ever night, but no relief in day too

India TV News  

Highlights Temperatures remained above 25°C overnight for the first time in the country Weather office predicted temperatures to hit 40°C during the day Almost 600 heat-related deaths were reported in Spain and Portugal, where temperatures reached 47°C Britain woke up from the country’s warmest-ever night on Tuesday and braced for a day when temperatures are forecast to hit 40 degrees …

Millions swelter as UK endures its 1st extreme heat warning
2 years, 5 months ago

Millions swelter as UK endures its 1st extreme heat warning

Associated Press  

LONDON — Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country’s first-ever extreme heat warning, as the hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, buckling rail lines and forcing two airports to close their runways. The red heat alert covers a big chunk of England and is to …

Meltdown Monday: Epic heatwave stuns UK, here's how it is making headlines
2 years, 5 months ago

Meltdown Monday: Epic heatwave stuns UK, here's how it is making headlines

India Today  

The front pages of newspapers in Britain were dominated by heatwave warnings on Monday as the weather forecaster issued its first-ever red “extreme heat” warning for parts of England on Monday and Tuesday. Guardian front page, Monday 18 July 2022: Red alert: 'ferocious' heatwave set to send temperatures beyond 40C pic.twitter.com/9BZ2H8shWb — The Guardian July 17, 2022 The Mirror “Blowtorch …

UK witnesses its first ever 'extreme heatwave' as weather office warns of 'serious illness, death risks'
2 years, 5 months ago

UK witnesses its first ever 'extreme heatwave' as weather office warns of 'serious illness, death risks'

India TV News  

Highlights Britain's 1st-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England amid hot weather The “red” alert will last throughout Monday and Tuesday when temperatures may reach 40 C Climate experts warn that global warming has increased the frequency of extreme weather events Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as …

Europe’s heatwave: UK sees third-hottest day on record, wildfires rage in France and Spain
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe’s heatwave: UK sees third-hottest day on record, wildfires rage in France and Spain

CNN  

Paris CNN — Extreme heat has engulfed parts of western Europe, with wildfires raging in France and Spain, a worsening drought in Portugal, and the third hottest day on record in the UK on Monday. An elderly couple also died Monday after their vehicle overturned while fleeing wildfires in northern Portugal, the country’s state broadcaster RTP reported. In the UK …

‘Heat apocalypse’: Europe in the grip of record-breaking heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Heat apocalypse’: Europe in the grip of record-breaking heatwave

Al Jazeera  

A heatwave broiling Europe has moved northward to the United Kingdom and fuelled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, where more than a dozen local temperature records were broken. Two people were killed in the blazes in Spain that its prime minister linked to global warming, saying on Monday, “climate change kills”. Records broken in France Regional temperature records in …

What is the highest temperature ever recorded in your country?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is the highest temperature ever recorded in your country?

Al Jazeera  

At least 22 countries have recorded maximum temperatures of 50C or more. Highest temperatures ever recorded The map below shows the hottest temperatures ever recorded in each country around the world. Iran holds the record for Asia’s hottest official temperature of 54C which it recorded in 2017. The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48.8C on the Italian island …

Watch | Inside the European Heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch | Inside the European Heatwave

The Hindu  

Europe is experiencing its worst heatwave. In many parts of Spain, France, and Germany, this has even led to massive wildfires. In the fourth week of June, temperatures in some parts of France, broke more than 200 monthly records. Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Spain also recorded all-time highs. This is the earliest heatwave ever recorded in France since 1947.

Europe wilts under early summer heat wave
2 years, 6 months ago

Europe wilts under early summer heat wave

The Hindu  

June 19, 2022 05:03 am | Updated 05:03 am IST - BERLIN: A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures on Friday exceeding 30 degrees Celsius from London to Paris. France has introduced numerous measures to cope with extreme summer …

Europe wilts under early heat wave from Med to North Sea
2 years, 6 months ago

Europe wilts under early heat wave from Med to North Sea

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures Friday exceeding 30 degrees Celsius from London to Paris. Meteorologists say the unusually early heat wave is a sign of what’s to come as global warming continues, moving up in …

Explained: From drought to forest fires, how severe heatwaves have affected Europe
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: From drought to forest fires, how severe heatwaves have affected Europe

Firstpost  

The continent has endured five of its hottest summers since 1500, with temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees Celsius in some regions, leaving many dead. Between late July and early August 2021, Greece endures what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls the country’s worst heatwave in over 30 years, with temperatures hitting 45 degrees Celsius in some regions. 2019: Northern Europe …

Heatwave grips France, UK, Spain as temperatures rise
2 years, 6 months ago

Heatwave grips France, UK, Spain as temperatures rise

Al Jazeera  

Record-setting hot weather underscores warning from scientists that heatwaves will be more common due to climate change. A punishing heatwave has broken a string of records in France and the UK, as parts of Italy suffer drought and Spain battles to contain forest fires that have forced hundreds from their homes. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised firefighters on Friday …

Europe wilts under early heat wave from Mediterranean to North Sea
2 years, 6 months ago

Europe wilts under early heat wave from Mediterranean to North Sea

LA Times  

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures Friday exceeding 86 degrees Fahrenheit from London to Paris. Meteorologists say the unusually early heat wave is a sign of what’s to come as global warming continues, moving up in the calendar …

Europe’s five hottest summers since 1500
2 years, 6 months ago

Europe’s five hottest summers since 1500

Al Jazeera  

In just more than 20 years, the continent has experienced its five hottest summers since 1500. In just more than two decades, the continent has experienced its five hottest summers since 1500. Between late July and early August 2021, Greece endured what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the country’s worst heatwave in more than 30 years, with temperatures hitting 45 …

After covid-19, could the next big killer be heatwaves?
3 years, 6 months ago

After covid-19, could the next big killer be heatwaves?

Live Mint  

Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing millions who have no means to escape. If the world warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius -- 0.4 degrees above today's level -- 14 percent of the population will be exposed to severe heatwaves at least once every five years, "a significant increase in heatwave magnitude", the report says. "When wet-bulb …

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