Europe's summer heatwaves

The July 2019 European Heat Wave in a Warmer Climate

This work explores a new storyline method to determine the impact of climate change on specific recent extreme events. The observed evolution of the large-scale ...

Millions in Europe see extreme heat as summer arrives | REUTERS

Health authorities declared a 'red' weather alert in Belgrade as meteorologists forecasted temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 ...

European summers will be hotter than predicted because of cleaner ...

The regional climate models relied on by planners greatly underestimate summer heat because they don't factor in more intense sunshine due to falling air ...

Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say | Reuters

Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, ...

The record‐breaking heat wave of June 2019 in Central Europe

This June is the hottest one on record over Central Europe both in a monthly-mean sense and in terms of the number of extremely hot days.

Wealthy Travelers Taking More 'Coolcations' to Beat European Heat

Travelers are choosing 'coolcation' getaways like Finland and Norway as traditionally popular European destinations deal with extreme heat ...

Deadly Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without ...

July 2024 saw extreme heat in many countries bordering the Mediterranean, following very high temperatures in Eastern Europe at the start of ...

Parts of Europe brace for a prolonged and historic heatwave that ...

Eastern Europe ... The heatwave will also re-intensify in Eastern Europe through Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures will be back into the low ...

'It's unbearable': heat waves scorch southern and eastern Europe

Unrelenting heat is blanketing swathes of southern and eastern Europe, with dozens of cities on red alert as scorching temperatures fuel ...

From record-breaking heat stress to below-average temperatures

This summer was the warmest on record in Europe, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) - but not for everyone.

61,000 Europeans may have died in last summer's heatwaves ...

As many as 61000 people may have died in Europe's sweltering heatwaves last summer, according to new research, suggesting countries' heat ...

'My escape is going north': heatwaves begin to drive tourists in ...

A third (33.7%) of Europeans said they avoided destinations where extreme weather events were likely, the ETC poll found, and 17.3% said they ...

Summer heat wave arrives in Europe | NOAA Climate.gov

Daily, monthly, and all-time records fell across the continent. Average temperatures for the week of June 28-July 4 were up to 12-13°F (7°C) ...

Extreme heat and humidity are causing 47000 deaths across ...

Extreme heat and humidity are causing 47,000 deaths across Europe—here's what it does to the human body ... Women and seniors have been found in ...

expert reaction to ongoing heatwaves in Europe and the US

“The countries in Southern Europe are adapting to extreme heat by way of air conditioning. The adoption for air conditioning for residential ...

Climate change means deadly heat for Europe - NPR

The number of heat-related deaths on the continent has increased by at least 30% in the last 20 years, the analysis by Europe's Copernicus ...

Impacts of summer 2003 heat wave in Europe

The severe heat wave began in Europe in June 2003 and continued through July until mid-August, raising summer temperatures 20 to 30% higher than the ...

Why Are Heat Waves Becoming So Common in Europe? - VOA News

Under a double jet, airflow over most of Europe is more sluggish than usual, which can set the stage for heat waves. The current heat wave, for ...

Severe Heat Killed More Than 70000 in Europe Last Year, Scientists ...

A previous study from the same team, using weekly data, estimated that heat killed 62,862 Europeans last summer. The more granular, daily data ...

Risks of extreme European summer heat waves rise sharply -study

The chances of extremely hot summers in parts of Europe have risen tenfold this century because of man-made global warming, ...