Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Barren, salt-damaged soil in a sunflower field in Scardovari, north-east Italy. Low water levels and prolonged hot, dry conditions in…
Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east
A woman and her dog walk under a water sprinkler at the Podgorski Square in Kraków, Poland. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView…
‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?
‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat? Scorching summer of 2003…
Europe heatwave live: Germany braced for temperatures ‘well over 40C’; extreme heat warnings for England
Analysis by scientists from the World Weather Attribution group found temperatures in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain were…
Fourth child dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
People cool off at a mist fountain at Place du Trocadero in Paris on Friday. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image…
Europe heatwave live: UK June heat record broken for third day in a row; France and Belgium cancel events
The Met Office has just confirmed that a new provisional record for the hottest June day has been set once…
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
The Met Office has extended its red heat-health alert by 24 hours, to 11pm on Friday. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAView image…
UK and Switzerland record hottest ever June day as health emergencies surge in Europe
A woman drinks water in London on Thursday. The UK had its highest ever June temperature for the second day…
Europe braced for another day of extreme heat as warnings issued across UK, France and Italy – live
Harriet RichardsAssistant environment editor Simon Stiell, the UN climate chief, warned that “Europe’s savage heatwave has the fingerprints of the…
Europe heatwave live: UK braces for record-breaking temperatures; Italy issues red alert for 16 cities
Europe is braced for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries. Italy’s health ministry…