Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths

Between mid-July and mid-August, the continent's EuroMomo monitoring platform estimates that Europe saw more than 32,000 excess deaths — with summer yet to come to an end.

The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.

A man stands on top of an old World War II-era ship from the Danube riverbed in Baja, Hungary, on Aug. 8. Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images Record-setting heat has hit Europe, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The low water levels unearthed prehistoric and 20th-century relics along Europe's key

The area of Europe at risk of wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

The blaze in Belgium erupted following an intense heatwave with temperatures reaching 37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F), burning roughly 3,000 hectares of peatland and pine forest.

In another summer of European wildfires that have even seen wetlands burning, scientists say the situation is set to worsen in the future. What's needed is fire prevention and climate protection.

Spain registered nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths from June 1 to August 19th, the highest amount during this period since 2022, according to figures from the public Carlos III Health Institute consulted by AFP Thursday.

Germany's public health authority said around 9,600 of its 14,000 heat-related deaths occurred in one late June week. Spain's public health institute reported 4,458 such deaths from June 1 to August 19, the most for the period since 2022.

Germany's public health authority said around 9,600 of its 14,000 heat-related deaths occurred in one late June week. Spain's public health institute reported 4,458 such deaths from June 1 to August 19, the most for the period since 2022.

See How Europe’s Rivers Are Drying Up and Threatening Its Economy  wsj.com

A study shows that the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea are far hotter than normal, threatening ecosystems and coastal communities.

Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it’s a business and industrial issue too

Heat in Europe causing drought, wildfires  CNN

In our news wrap Friday, a heat wave is breaking records across Europe, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding across several cities in Japan, Hawaii is preparing for significant rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Lala and authorities in Italy recovered a trio of stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matis

The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.

Large parts of western Europe are sweltering as Britain and France experience their fifth heat wave of the summer

The U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year Thursday, with the temperature reaching 38.1 C in west London. Britain, like France, is experiencing its fifth heat wave of the year.

Today has officially become the hottest August 13 ever recorded in the Netherlands.

Britain to swelter again as it looks poised for a record hot summer  Toronto Star