High winds expected to impede fight against wildfires in Rhodes
Thousands of people forced to evacuate on Greek island, including 3,000 who had to be ferried off beaches Thousands of tourists and residents have been...
Category : Extreme weather
‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwave
People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperatures With sea temperatures in the high 20s, open-water swimmer Grabiela Rojas feels...
Hailstorms pummel northern Italy after days of extreme heat – video report
Videos shared on social media showed hailstorms hitting the regions of Lombardy and Veneto in northern Italy as the country recovers from its third heatwave...
Extreme weather continues across Europe as further heatwave looms
Temperatures remain high as hailstorms hit northern Italy, with fourth heatwave forecast to hit southern Europe next week Hailstorms have hit northern Italy as near-record...
Thursday briefing: What’s behind Europe’s extreme heat – and the risks ahead
In today’s newsletter: How countries have responded to record-breaking temperatures – and what it will take to change minds and policy • Sign up here...
Strike threats in Italy and stoppages in Greece as workers struggle with heat
Parts of Sicily reach almost 47C and Spanish coastal water temperatures hit new high for mid-July Temperatures reached almost 47C in southern Italy on Wednesday...
Extreme weather live: heatwave red alerts expected for more cities in Italy; Greece wildfires spread
Twenty-three of Italy’s 27 main cities expected to be under red alerts as searing temperatures continue; wildfires north and west of Athens force residents to...
Greece wildfires: drone footage shows scale of destruction – video
Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a wildfire that broke out in Greece on 17 July in Kouvaras, about 17 miles south-east of Athens. The...
Extreme heatwave live updates: hundreds of millions from US to Europe and Asia hit by severe heat
Italy told to prepare for most intense heatwave ‘of all time’ and 100 million Americans remain under extreme heat advisories as climate crisis bites Millions...
Devastating floods in Italy claim lives and leave thousands homeless
Fifteen rivers burst their banks after heavy storms across country cause landslides and submerge villages Five people have died and thousands have been evacuated from...
