A severe heat wave in August 2003 caused many thousands of deaths across Europe, particularly in France where nearly 15,000 lost their lives. The scale of the tragedy in that incident led France ...
Heat is dangerous at far lower wet bulb temperatures, too. But that 35 Celsius level was absolute, Dr. Huber and Dr. Sherwood ...
The summer of 2023 was one of the hottest ever in Europe. According to recent research by Elisa Gallo and her team at ISGlobal in Barcelona, Spain, the heat contributed to more than 47,000 deaths ...
In 2022, Europe experienced unprecedented heat leading to 68,000 deaths, with research attributing 56% of these to human-induced climate change. A detailed analysis using historical temperature data ...
Dozens of cities across southern Europe were under heat wave red alerts, as officials warned of extreme temperatures persisting over the coming days. In Italy, at least 16 cities were under “red ...
Researchers looking at the sweltering European summer of 2022 estimated that more than half of the heat-linked deaths ...
As a new academic year begins, schools are already being impacted by this intense heat wave. Researchers say this ... when an estimated 60,000 people in Europe died due to heat.
According to Météo France. “The heat wave will continue at least until the middle of next week with continued high temperatures in much of Western Europe”, said Bob Stefanski, chief of ...
Travelers are choosing 'coolcation' getaways like Finland and Norway as traditionally popular European destinations deal with ...
A mini “heat bomb” is expected to boost temperatures well above normal for this time of year across swathes of the country, ...
Background: In July 2006, a lasting and severe heat wave occurred in Western Europe. Since the 2003 heat wave, several preventive measures and an alert system aiming at reducing the risks related ...
The 2024 Olympic Games started in the midst of a long-running heat wave in Europe that included the three hottest days on ...