Some of the same weather patterns that brought Europe its worst heat waves in recent decades are still out there, circling the globe. The difference now is the background climate. The planet is hotter ...

Heat waves cause devastating impacts across Europe, including agricultural losses, energy usage spikes, health crises, and increased mortality. Recent deadly events in 2003, 2010, and 2022 underscore ...

Tourists with an umbrella walk in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the summer's first heat wave hits Greece, with temperatures over 104 F. (AP ...

Within the next few decades, intensifying heat waves could expose a significant share of Europe's cattle to dangerous levels of heat stress. New research maps where and how millions of animals may be ...

Europe is entering an era in which a single week of extreme heat could claim as many lives as the deadliest stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic, turning familiar summer discomfort into a mass-casualty ...

A new study estimates that the deadly 2003 heat wave would cause up to 32,000 deaths each week under 3 degrees Celsius of warming. By now, it’s a familiar headline: A record-breaking heat wave sweeps ...

Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, ...

The new Thermal Trace app allows users to explore thermal stress and related data from 1940 until five days before present, for anywhere in the world. The app, free for users, was developed by the ...