Hospitals forced to evacuate amid deadly wildfires in Greece – video
At least 18 bodies have been found in the Alexandroupolis region of north-east Greece where firefighters are battling a major wildfire. Record-breaking heatwaves continue to...
Category : Extreme weather
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
Weather ballon climbs to 5,300 metres before temperature falls to 0C amid late summer heatwave A Swiss weather balloon had to climb to an unprecedented...
Tenerife wildfire ‘started deliberately’ as blazes in Greece force evacuations
Canary Islands regional president opens inquiry into fire, while people flee from four Greek villages An out-of-control wildfire on Tenerife that has forced thousands to...
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land
Blaze in popular tourist area in the Pyrenees forced evacuation of 2,000 people before it was brought under control A fire in the south of...
Healthy diet in UK at risk from Mediterranean droughts, experts say
Fresh fruit and vegetables from Europe will be more expensive as drought and wildfires shrink supplies A healthy diet in the UK will be put...
Storm Hans causes havoc in Norway with heaviest rain in 25 years forecast
Landslides, a stranded town and two deaths so far reported as extreme weather sweeps across south of the country A powerful storm has brought destruction...
Snowploughs deployed in German city after heavy August hailstorm – video
A summer hailstorm in Reutlingen led to winter-like scenes and temporarily interrupted traffic, with about 30cm of hail falling in some areas. Authorities deployed snowploughs...
‘This is another beast’: UN chief heat officer on living amid fires, how to cool cities and fears for her daughter
Eleni Myrivili, whose job is to help cities prepare for extreme heat, says many people do not understand how deadly it can be It is...
Most fires in Greece were started ‘by human hand’, government says
Official blames arsonists for the majority of 667 blazes that have spread in the extreme weather Most of the 667 fires that have erupted across...
‘Everyone is indoors’: life on pause on hottest day of Greek heatwave
There were few people to be seen in Mystras as temperatures were forecast to reach 46C “It’s hot,” said Panagiotis Vahaviolos, with some understatement. “So...
