Portugal

Portugal fears fire risk from late heatwave

High unseasonal temperatures are good news for tourists, but bad news for Portugal's dried-out forests, with strong winds forecast.

27 October 2017

Greece

Heatwave Lucifer testing southern Europe

Greece will feel temperatures soar next as heatwave 'Lucifer' causes deaths in Italy and storms in Austria

7 August 2017

World News

Record-breaking heat wave set to continue into next week

Several countries issue health warnings as this week's record-breaking weather conditions look set to continue into next week.

4 August 2017

World News

Alert in Europe over rising temperatures

Health warnings issued across Europe as temperatures reach potentially dangerous levels in many places

2 August 2017

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Animals get fruity in Beijing heatwave

Zoo staff at the Beijing Wildlife Park provided watermelons to the animals and employed water sprays

12 July 2017

United Kingdom

Skirting the issue: schoolboys attend class in skirts during heatwave

To protest the Exeter Academy's dress code which forbids shorts, students have taken to wearing skirts as UK temperatures pass 30 degrees

23 June 2017

World News

How do European countries deal with a heatwave?

22 June 2017

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Escaping the heat in Paris

21 June 2017